Carmine
- Pronunciation
- [Car-mine]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Vine Dresser
- Origin
- Hebrew
About the Name Carmine
Carmine is an Italian name long associated with the title Maria del Carmine — Our Lady of Mount Carmel — and through it with the Hebrew place-name Carmel, often understood as "vineyard" or "garden," the work of one who tends the vines. The same word later came to name a deep, rich red pigment, so the name carries a double resonance of fertile growth and vivid color, of cultivation and warmth.
The name has deep roots in Italian-American communities, where it has been passed down across generations with warmth and pride, often honoring a beloved grandfather or great-grandfather. Its strong, two-syllable shape feels both classic and characterful, and its connection to a vibrant shade of red gives it an unexpectedly artistic edge. Carmine reads as proud and old-world, a name with real personality and a touch of romance.
Carmine first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for boys in 2005 and reached its peak in 2006 at rank #790. It last appeared in the top-1000 in 2007 at #935, having been given to about 679 boys across that brief window, making it one of the rarer entries here. Recorded variants include Carman, Carmen, and Karmen, which show how the name shifts between masculine and unisex usage across different traditions and spellings. With its devotional title behind it and its painterly shade of red beside it, Carmine remains a name of warmth, faith, and unmistakable Italian flavor.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Carmine
US Popularity History (2005–2007)
Annual US births named Carmine by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2006 with 262 boys named Carmine (boy rank #790 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2007, ranked #935 for boys (212 US births). That's 145 places below its 2006 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Carmine Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Carmine the strongest states are Connecticut, New Jersey, New York.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | #363 | 75 |
| 2 | New Jersey | #448 | 157 |
| 3 | New York | #457 | 329 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #711 | 17 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | #752 | 77 |
| 6 | Illinois | #910 | 35 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | #910 | 35 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | #752 | 77 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | #711 | 17 |
| 4 | New York | #457 | 329 |
| 5 | New Jersey | #448 | 157 |
| 6 | Connecticut | #363 | 75 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Carmine in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Carmine to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Carmine against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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