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Carmel

Carmel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“garden, orchard”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
kar-MEL · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (84% of all uses)

Carmel comes from Hebrew Karmel, the name of Mount Carmel in Israel. It has long been used as both a place name and personal name, especially in Christian and Jewish contexts.

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How popular is Carmel?

202410.2 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Carmel in 202434

2024 rank#4,771 girls

Peak year1914

Total US babies since 18808,572

Carmel is steady now but far below its 1914 peak.

Names like Carmel

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Carmelagarden, orchard · Hebrew
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew

Carmel questions

What does the name Carmel mean?

Carmel means "garden, orchard". It comes from Hebrew. Carmel comes from Hebrew Karmel, the name of Mount Carmel in Israel. It has long been used as both a place name and personal name, especially in Christian and Jewish contexts.

Is Carmel a boy or girl name?

Carmel is mainly a girl's name in US records (84% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Carmel?

34 US babies were named Carmel in 2024. Its peak year was 1914.

How do you pronounce Carmel?

Carmel is usually pronounced kar-MEL.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.