Karmen
Karmen is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Karmen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karmen is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Karmen
Karmen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1935, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 246 Karmens were born — ranking #1,062 that year. As of 2026, Karmen ranks #2,385 for baby girls with 76 births, falling sharply (-43%). In total, more than 7K Karmens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Karmen
Karmen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Karmen's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,062. Use the chart and map above to compare Karmen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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