Carmelita is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Carmelita means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Carmelita across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Carmelita has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Carmelita is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “garden, orchard”. A Spanish diminutive of Carmen.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,965 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 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 Carmelita per year, United States (1887 to 2025). United States peaked in 1973 (140/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (3/yr).
Carmelita is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1973, when it ranked #1,544 nationally (given to 140 babies that year).
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