Given name
Maricarmen
“a beautiful song”
In Spanish use, Maricarmen is a diminutive of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Maricarmen is a diminutive of Carmen. One Latin interpretation is “a beautiful song.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maricarmen is a diminutive of María. María comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Maricarmen is a diminutive of Carmen. In Spanish usage, Maricarmen is a diminutive of María.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maricarmen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,143
- 0 boys · 1,143 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 68 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,165 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,165 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 68 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,079 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.
Maricarmen’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Maricarmen is a diminutive of Carmen. In Filipino usage, Maricarmen has a diminutive in MARICAR. In Spanish usage, Maricarmen is a diminutive of María.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Maricarmen
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