Carmella is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Carmella means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Carmella across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Carmella has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Carmella is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “garden, orchard”. A variant of Carmela, referring to Mount Carmel.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 20,653 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 131 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 Carmella per year, United States (1891 to 2025). United States peaked in 1922 (554/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (19/yr).
Carmella has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1922, when it ranked #514 nationally (given to 554 babies that year).
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