Given name
Carmina
“a beautiful song”
Carmina is a variant of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carmina is a variant of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Carmina is a diminutive of Carmen.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carmina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,323
- 0 boys · 1,323 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #8,975 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,975 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,626 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.
Carmina’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Carmina is a diminutive of Carmen. Carmina has a related form in Carmen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Carmina
- Carmina VirgiliSpanish geologist (1927-2014)
- Carmina VerdúSpanish rhythmic gymnastborn 1983
- Carmina VillarroelFilipino actressborn 1975
- Carmina BarriosSpanish actressborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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