Carmine
Italian masculine name honoring Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Carmel comes from the Hebrew karmel, meaning 'garden' or 'orchard', and names a mountain ridge in Israel.
Carmine in 2025
Carmine was given to 220 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,075th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 15,070 babies born.
The history of Carmine
Carmine reached its highest point in 2006, when 267 babies were given the name, ranking 1,746th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 813th, in 1922.
Across the 135 years of records since 1891, 14,437 babies have been named Carmine. Half of them were born before 1955, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Carmine by decade
| Decade | Babies named Carmine | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 22 | 1,779 |
| 1900s | 153 | 1,202 |
| 1910s | 1,395 | 833 |
| 1920s | 2,211 | 813 |
| 1930s | 1,539 | 835 |
| 1940s | 1,237 | 1,070 |
| 1950s | 1,276 | 1,306 |
| 1960s | 1,178 | 1,500 |
| 1970s | 778 | 1,784 |
| 1980s | 589 | 2,591 |
| 1990s | 455 | 3,907 |
| 2000s | 1,254 | 1,746 |
| 2010s | 1,348 | 2,554 |
| 2020s | 1,002 | 2,075 |
Where Carmine is heading
Carmine has risen 47% over the past decade, from 150 babies in 2015 to 220 in 2025.
Names like Carmine
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Carmine.