How Many People Are Named Karmen?
An estimated 6,756 people in the United States have the first name Karmen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Karmen peaked in popularity in 2008 with 246 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karmen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Karmen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,756
About 1 in 50,733 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2008
246 births
Total Registered
7,182
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karmen
Karmen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,182 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Karmen as a male name
Ranked #13,210 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (5 births)
Karmen as a female name
Ranked #2,017 in 2024
97 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (246 births)
Karmen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karmen span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,976 babies were registered. While Karmen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Karmen by Decade
How has Karmen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Karmen by State
Birth registrations for Karmen span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Nevada, Nebraska, Massachusetts. On average, about 118 Karmens were registered per state.
Karmen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karmen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Karmen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karmen?
We estimate approximately 6,756 people named Karmen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 50,733 Americans share this first name.
Is Karmen a common name?
Karmen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,182 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karmen most popular?
Karmen reached peak popularity in 2008, when 246 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karmen is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karmen a female name?
Karmen is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karmen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karmen Smith, Karmen Johnson, Karmen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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