Given name
Carmie
“a beautiful song”·“from the fruitful orchard”
Carmie is a variant of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain. Carmie is a variant of Carmelo. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the fruitful orchard.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carmie is a variant of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain. Carmie is a variant of Carmelo. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the fruitful orchard.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carmie is a variant of Carmelo. An origin associated with Carmelo is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carmie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 428
- 60 boys · 368 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 337 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carmie’s family of names
Carmie has a related form in Carmen. Carmie has a related form in Carmelo.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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28% boys · 72% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls