Carmen
Carmen is a female given name: 92% of people named Carmen are women, and it is recorded as female in 15 of the 16 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 8% male / 92% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, Malta
- US births since 1880
- 16,595 male / 136,865 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Carmen
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Carmen," in English, "Guten Tag Carmen," in German. Carmen is a female given name: about 92% of people named Carmen are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Carmen,
German
Guten Tag Carmen,
French
Bonjour Carmen,
Spanish
Estimado/a Carmen:
Chinese
Carmen您好：
Japanese
Carmen様
English
Hi Carmen,
German
Hi Carmen,
French
Salut Carmen,
Spanish
Hola Carmen,
Chinese
Carmen你好：
Japanese
Carmenさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 11% |
| Spain | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 16 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
16,595 male · 136,865 female · 153,460 births recorded
Since 1980: 5% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Carmen a male or female name?
Carmen is a female given name: 92% of people named Carmen are women, and it is recorded as female in 15 of the 16 countries covered.
How do I address Carmen in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Carmen," in English, "Guten Tag Carmen," in German. Carmen is a female given name: about 92% of people named Carmen are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Carmen a unisex name?
Carmen is not a unisex name: 8% of people named Carmen are men. Carmen leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Carmen a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carmen (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_carmen,
title = {Is Carmen a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carmen},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}