Carmela
Carmela was the 1219th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 186 babies. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 266th with 586 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 613 places. More babies were named Carmela in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,219 girls, up 318 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 186girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1923586 babies
- Total since 1880
- 24,511babies recorded
Carmela popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1984.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,219 | 186 |
| 2020 | #1,537 | 138 |
| 2010 | #2,097 | 94 |
| 2000 | #2,636 | 56 |
| 1990 | #1,782 | 81 |
| 1980 | #1,069 | 132 |
| 1970 | #795 | 176 |
| 1960 | #697 | 213 |
| 1950 | #627 | 183 |
| 1940 | #490 | 196 |
| 1930 | #311 | 457 |
| 1920 | #290 | 513 |
| 1910 | #330 | 140 |
| 1900 | #441 | 57 |
| 1890 | #951 | 9 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carmela, counting every spelling?
Carmela is a spelling of Carmella, a name family that ranked #735 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,219 for Carmela on its own. Together these spellings went to 382 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmella | 174 | #1,285 | 825 |
| Carmela | 186 | #1,219 | 813 |
| Karmella | 14 | #7,675 | 97 |
| Karmela | 8 | #11,403 | 43 |
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 Carmela?
186 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carmela (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carmela 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 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carmela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carmela?
About 10,700 people born in the US named Carmela are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 22 and 68. That makes Carmela mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Carmela by state
How common Carmela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Connecticut (4.8×), New Jersey (3.9×), New York (3.0×), Pennsylvania (2.7×), Massachusetts (2.5×). In 34 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 Carmela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carmela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carmela
How popular is the name Carmela?
Carmela was the 1219th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 186 babies. Its best year was 1923, when it ranked 266th with 586 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 613 places. More babies were named Carmela in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Carmela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carmela in the US.
Where is Carmela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Carmela was most common in Connecticut (0.48 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New York.