Meaning of the nameCarmem
- Female
- Spanish origin
- Hebrew origin
- Car-mem
Carmem is a female name, a spelling variant of Carmen, a Spanish name taken from the invocation Our Lady of Mount Carmel, linked to Mount Carmel, 'garden' in Hebrew.
Meaning
“garden, the Hebrew sense of Carmel, the mountain of the invocation Our Lady of Mount Carmel”
Source: Behind the Name: Carmel
- People (2022)
- 67,923
- Rank in Brazil
- #448
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 78,911
- people
Carmem in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Carmem, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (19,213 people).
67,649 women 274 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Carmem is most common
States with the highest share of people named Carmem in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.092%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.051%
- Pará 0.038%
- Santa Catarina 0.035%
- Roraima 0.035%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 14,457 | 0.033% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 10,000 | 0.092% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 8,188 | 0.051% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,612 | 0.032% |
| Paraná | 3,367 | 0.029% |
| Pará | 3,104 | 0.038% |
| Bahia | 2,999 | 0.021% |
| Pernambuco | 2,788 | 0.031% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,664 | 0.035% |
| Goiás | 2,096 | 0.030% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,270 | 0.033% |
| Maranhão | 1,236 | 0.018% |
| Ceará | 1,218 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,155 | 0.032% |
| Piauí | 1,055 | 0.032% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 919 | 0.033% |
| Amazonas | 833 | 0.021% |
| Distrito Federal | 803 | 0.029% |
| Paraíba | 701 | 0.018% |
| Alagoas | 506 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 387 | 0.018% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 371 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 352 | 0.022% |
| Tocantins | 340 | 0.023% |
| Roraima | 220 | 0.035% |
| Amapá | 210 | 0.029% |
| Acre | 72 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Carmem
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Carmem as a spelling variant of Cármen and, citing Machado (1981), says that Cármen comes from Spanish Carmen, a shortening of Maria del Carmen (in Portuguese, Maria do Carmo). Wiktionary also explains Carmen as a short form of María del Carmen, an epithet of the Virgin linked to Mount Carmel, and considers the association with Latin carmen, 'song, poem', a folk etymology. Behind the Name gives Carmen as a medieval Spanish form of Carmel, the Hebrew name of the mountain, meaning 'garden'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 67,923 people named Carmem, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmem · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Carmen (Spanish) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Carmen · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Carmel · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Carmem
What does the name Carmem mean?
Carmem means “garden, the Hebrew sense of Carmel, the mountain of the invocation Our Lady of Mount Carmel”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Carmem in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 67,923 people with the first name Carmem, which ranks it number 448 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Carmem a boy's or a girl's name?
Carmem is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 67,649 women and 274 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Carmem?
Carmem is a name of Spanish and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Carmem most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.092% of the state's population is named Carmem (10,000 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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