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Carmela

Girl

Meaning of Carmela: Hebrew: 'garden' or 'orchard'

Carmela is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1179th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1179

186 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

24,511

First recorded 1882 · peak 1923

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 104 babies1982: 107 babies1983: 85 babies1984: 72 babies1985: 94 babies1986: 73 babies1987: 72 babies1988: 78 babies1989: 83 babies1990: 81 babies19901991: 67 babies1992: 78 babies1993: 58 babies1994: 65 babies1995: 69 babies1996: 63 babies1997: 59 babies1998: 55 babies1999: 79 babies2000: 56 babies20002001: 68 babies2002: 78 babies2003: 98 babies2004: 110 babies2005: 124 babies2006: 124 babies2007: 119 babies2008: 113 babies2009: 115 babies2010: 94 babies20102011: 101 babies2012: 87 babies2013: 117 babies2014: 124 babies2015: 113 babies2016: 117 babies2017: 114 babies2018: 115 babies2019: 149 babies2020: 138 babies20202021: 135 babies2022: 131 babies2023: 153 babies2024: 208 babies2025: 186 babies
US babies named Carmela per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 208.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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