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Carmine

Rooted in Italian, Carmine is a boy's name that means "Italian, from Carmelo". It has stayed remarkably steady since peaking in the 1920s. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. Since 1900, roughly 13,148 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

ItalianItalian, from Carmelo
Etymology"Garden, vineyard"; also a shade of red
Births by decade
1900s
153
1910s
1,395
1920s
2,211
1930s
1,539
1940s
1,236
1950s
1,272
1960s
1,171
1970s
771
1980s
586
1990s
454
2000s
1,251
2010s
1,109
Peaked in the 1920s · 13,148 total U.S. births since 1900