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Carmen

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Song; garden orchard (from Carmel)”

Linguistic heritage: Spanish

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:KAHR-muhn

IPA (US English):/ˈkɑːr.mən/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity19602,440 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#389902 births in 2025

Total US Registrations159,756Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio89% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1890 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1960 (2,440 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1890

Recent 2025 Level104 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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