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Carmela

Carmela: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“garden, orchard”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
kar-MEL-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Carmela is the Italian and Spanish feminine form of Carmel, from Hebrew Karmel. It is related to the place name Mount Carmel.

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How popular is Carmela?

202462.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Carmela in 2024208

2024 rank#1,155 girls

Peak year1911

Total US babies since 188024,323

Carmela is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Carmela

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Carmelgarden, orchard · Hebrew
  • Carmelitalittle garden or vineyard · Spanish
  • 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

Carmela questions

What does the name Carmela mean?

Carmela means "garden, orchard". It comes from Hebrew. Carmela is the Italian and Spanish feminine form of Carmel, from Hebrew Karmel. It is related to the place name Mount Carmel.

Is Carmela a boy or girl name?

Carmela is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Carmela?

208 US babies were named Carmela in 2024. Its peak year was 1911.

How do you pronounce Carmela?

Carmela is usually pronounced kar-MEL-uh.

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.