Carmel
Carmel was the 5004th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 585th; the most babies were born in 1962 (155). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,773 places. More babies were named Carmel in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,004 girls, up 3,060 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- 73% girls, 27% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1962155 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,609babies recorded
Carmel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,004 | #7,280 | 26 | 11 |
| 2020 | #8,064 | #12,362 | 13 | 5 |
| 2010 | #8,823 | — | 13 | — |
| 2000 | #5,987 | — | 18 | — |
| 1990 | #3,535 | #8,298 | 30 | 5 |
| 1980 | #2,099 | #5,615 | 49 | 6 |
| 1970 | #1,293 | #4,304 | 83 | 6 |
| 1960 | #932 | #2,555 | 131 | 11 |
| 1950 | #1,124 | #2,230 | 67 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,081 | #1,996 | 45 | 13 |
| 1930 | #717 | #1,401 | 94 | 27 |
| 1920 | #676 | #1,462 | 115 | 26 |
| 1910 | #673 | #1,217 | 40 | 8 |
| 1900 | #864 | — | 19 | — |
| 1890 | #1,235 | — | 6 | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Carmel, counting every spelling?
Carmel is the most common spelling of a name family that had 26 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 26 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel | 26 | #5,004 | 99 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Carmel?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carmel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carmel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carmel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carmel?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Carmel are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 45 and 70. That makes Carmel a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Carmel by state
How common Carmel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.3×). In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carmel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carmel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carmel
How popular is the name Carmel?
Carmel was the 5004th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 585th; the most babies were born in 1962 (155). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,773 places. More babies were named Carmel in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Carmel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 73% girls, 27% boys given the name Carmel in the US.
Where is Carmel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Carmel was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls).