Marycarmen
A Spanish feminine name blending Mary from Hebrew and Carmen from Latin.
Name Census estimates that about 357 living Americans carry the first name Marycarmen. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Marycarmen today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marycarmen births was 2001 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marycarmen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
357
~ 1 in 960,096 Americans
Peak year
2001
24 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2020 SSA rank
#14,495
Tracked since 1982
Census
Marycarmen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 703 people with the first name Marycarmen, which placed it at #16,142 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,142
National first-name rank
People counted
703
703 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marycarmen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marycarmen is Hispanic at 96.0%. The next largest groups are White (2.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Marycarmen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Marycarmen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.0% · 675
- White2.7% · 19
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 6
- Black or African American0.4% · 3
Popularity
Marycarmen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marycarmen from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 158 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marycarmen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Marycarmen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Marycarmens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Marycarmen, while Illinois, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 34 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Marycarmen
The name Marycarmen is a combination of the names Mary and Carmen. Mary is a feminine given name derived from the ancient Hebrew name Miryam or Mariam. It is ultimately traced back to the Biblical Hebrew root mrr meaning "bitter" or "beloved". The name Mary has been a popular name among Christians since the New Testament, referring to Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
Carmen is a feminine given name derived from the Latin word "carmen" meaning "song" or "poem". It was originally used as a surname, but later became a popular given name in its own right, particularly in Spanish-speaking cultures.
The combination of Mary and Carmen into Marycarmen appears to be a more recent development, likely originating in Spanish-speaking regions where both names were popular. The name may have been created to honor both the Virgin Mary and a patron saint associated with the name Carmen.
While the name Marycarmen is not as widely documented in historical records as its individual components, there are a few notable individuals who have borne this name throughout history. One such person was Marycarmen Ramirez (1880-1954), a Mexican-American educator and civil rights activist who worked to promote bilingual education in the United States.
Another notable Marycarmen was Marycarmen Molina (1915-1995), a Venezuelan actress and singer who gained fame in the mid-20th century for her roles in numerous Spanish-language films and television shows.
In the literary world, Marycarmen Muro (1925-2009) was a Mexican writer and poet who was known for her works exploring themes of identity, feminism, and social justice.
On the religious front, Marycarmen Barriga (1934-2020) was a Spanish nun and missionary who spent much of her life working in various African countries, including Angola and Mozambique.
Finally, Marycarmen Lara (born 1965) is a contemporary Mexican-American artist and sculptor whose works often incorporate themes of cultural identity and spirituality.
While the name Marycarmen may not have an extensive historical pedigree, it has been borne by notable individuals across various fields and continues to be used in Spanish-speaking communities as a combination of two beloved and revered names.
People
Marycarmen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marycarmen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marycarmen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marycarmen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 357 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marycarmen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 960,096 US residents.
Is Marycarmen a common name?
We classify Marycarmen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 365 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marycarmen most popular?
The single biggest year for Marycarmen was 2001, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marycarmen is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Marycarmen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 703 people with the name Marycarmen, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,142 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Marycarmen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Marycarmen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Marycarmen appears almost entirely female. Of the 704 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Marycarmen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marycarmen is Hispanic at 96.0%. The next largest groups are White (2.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Marycarmen most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Marycarmen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.0% (675 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Marycarmen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Marycarmen a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marycarmen in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Marycarmen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Marycarmen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Marycarmen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Marycarmen?
Find out how many people have the name Marycarmen on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.