Given name & surname
Karmen
“а beautiful song”·“the lord of the manor”·“a beautiful song”
Karmen is a variant of Karman. One interpretation is “the lord of the manor.” Karmen is a form of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Karmen carries the interpretation “а beautiful song.” Karmen is a variant of Karman. One interpretation is “the lord of the manor.” Karmen is a form of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain. Karmen has a related form in Karmel. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the garden or vineyard.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Karmen is used as a form of Carmen.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karmen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,287
- 15 boys · 7,272 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 246 babies
- 2025
- 105
- #1,875 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 105 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,875 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 246 in 2008. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,325 as a first name in 2020; 100 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karmen’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Karmen developed from the Spanish form Carmen. Karmen has a related form in Karmin. In Slovenian usage, Karmen has a related form in Carmen.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Karmen has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Carmenvariant · Slovene, Spanish
- Karmynvariant
- Karminvariant
- Karmanvariant
- Karmelvariant · Slovene
- Karminavariant
- Karmiavariant
- Karminevariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Karmen
- Karmen StavecSlovenian singerborn 1973
- Karmen PedaruEstonian model (born 1990)
- Karmen BruusEstonian athletics competitor (born 2005)
- Karmen JollerEstonian physician and politician (born 1976)
- Karmen PetrovicCanadian professional wrestler (born 1995)
- Karmen AksoyTurkish volleyball player (born 2003)
- Karmen FouchéSouth African athlete (born 2003)
- Karmen KočarSlovene volleyball playerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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