Carmela is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Carmela means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Carmela across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Carmela has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Carmela is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “garden, orchard”. An Italian and Spanish form referring to Mount Carmel.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 24,511 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 154 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Carmela per year, United States (1882 to 2025). United States peaked in 1923 (586/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (11/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1972 (3/yr).
Carmela has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1923, when it ranked #493 nationally (given to 586 babies that year).
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