Girls' name · since 1935
Karmen
Karmen has 7,272 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,876 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,272
- born since 1935
- 2010s
- peak decade
7,272 babies have been named Karmen since 1935, making it today's #1876 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karmen has been recorded 7,272 times among girls since 1935, currently ranked #1876 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2025.
- #2,026 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,876 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,272 born since 1935
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karmen ranks #2,026 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,876 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,272 born since 1935, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,026 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,876 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,272
- born since 1935
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karmen's 7,272 recorded births place it above 97.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Karmen compares
7,272 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Karmen's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karmen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,272 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 246 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karmen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karmen splits its recorded history at 1980: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 246 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karmen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 246
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Karmen popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1995 (Karmen as boys' name)
Karmen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,976 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Karmen's strongest decade.
1,976 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Karmen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 113
1940s
113 births
- 1950s 192
1950s
192 births
- 1960s 597
1960s
597 births
- 1970s 770
1970s
770 births
- 1980s 686
1980s
686 births
- 1990s 689
1990s
689 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,499 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,976 births
- 2020s 716
2020s
716 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,976 births (27% of all-time use).
How Karmen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karmen's total volume
Karmen by state
Where Karmen concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 497 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 375 | 5.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 314 | 4.3% |
| #4 | California | | 296 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 223 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 196 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 188 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 182 | 2.5% |
497 of 7,272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Karmen appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karmen's data
- Karmen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,976 total births) through the 2020s (716) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Karmens (497 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Karmen
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karmen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~90 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1935–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Karmen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.