Carmelita
Carmelita was the 7566th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 664th; the most babies were born in 1973 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,042 places. More babies were named Carmelita in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,566 girls, down 878 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1973140 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,965babies recorded
Carmelita popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,566 | 14 |
| 2020 | #6,688 | 17 |
| 2010 | #7,280 | 17 |
| 2000 | #4,815 | 24 |
| 1990 | #2,862 | 40 |
| 1980 | #1,398 | 89 |
| 1970 | #1,392 | 75 |
| 1960 | #1,030 | 109 |
| 1950 | #978 | 86 |
| 1940 | #726 | 92 |
| 1930 | #664 | 107 |
| 1920 | #1,007 | 54 |
| 1910 | #1,120 | 16 |
| 1900 | #889 | 18 |
| 1890 | #1,114 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carmelita, counting every spelling?
Carmelita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Carmelita?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carmelita (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carmelita 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carmelita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carmelita?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Carmelita are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 43 and 69. That makes Carmelita 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carmelita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carmelita, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carmelita
How popular is the name Carmelita?
Carmelita was the 7566th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 664th; the most babies were born in 1973 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,042 places. More babies were named Carmelita in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Carmelita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carmelita in the US.