Given name & surname
Carmin
“a beautiful song”·“the color crimson”
Carmin is a variant of Carmine. Interpretations include “a beautiful song” and “the color crimson”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Carmin is a variant of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carmin is a variant of Carmine. Interpretations include “a beautiful song” and “the color crimson”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Carmin is a variant of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carmin is a variant of Carmine. Carmine has been associated with Latin and Aramaic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carmin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 993
- 129 boys · 864 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,529 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,529 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,208 as a first name in 2020; 272 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carmin’s family of names
Carmin has a related form in Carmen. Carmin has a related form in Carmine.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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