Carmella
Carmella was the 1285th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 174 babies. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked 276th with 554 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 211 places. More babies were named Carmella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,285 girls, up 90 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 174girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922554 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,653babies recorded
Carmella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,285 | 174 |
| 2020 | #1,375 | 158 |
| 2010 | #1,576 | 139 |
| 2000 | #2,953 | 48 |
| 1990 | #1,928 | 72 |
| 1980 | #1,736 | 64 |
| 1970 | #940 | 135 |
| 1960 | #805 | 165 |
| 1950 | #675 | 158 |
| 1940 | #500 | 191 |
| 1930 | #353 | 358 |
| 1920 | #302 | 464 |
| 1910 | #417 | 89 |
| 1900 | #728 | 25 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carmella, counting every spelling?
Carmella is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #735 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,285 for Carmella 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 Carmella?
174 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carmella (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carmella 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 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carmella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carmella?
About 9,300 people born in the US named Carmella are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 15 and 68. That makes Carmella 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.
Carmella by state
How common Carmella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.6×), Pennsylvania (3.5×), New York (2.6×), Ohio (2.6×), Illinois (1.7×). In 36 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 Carmella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carmella, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carmella
How popular is the name Carmella?
Carmella was the 1285th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 174 babies. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked 276th with 554 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 211 places. More babies were named Carmella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Carmella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carmella in the US.
Where is Carmella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Carmella was most common in New Jersey (0.37 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.