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Carmela

As of 2025, Carmela ranks #1219 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 186 girls received the name that year. It has climbed from #1533 to #1219 over the past five years. SSA records for Carmela go back to 1882; the peak came in 1923 at #266, with 586 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Connecticut, where it ranks #298 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1219
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#266
in 1923 (1920s)
Babies in 2025
186
girls named Carmela

Carmela popularity, 1880–2025

0.013%0.026%0.039%0.052%18801900192019401960198020002020#266 in 1923
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1923

Where Carmela is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025MI—New York: #518 (32 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NY#518Massachusetts: #564 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MA#564Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025IA—Illinois: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#927Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025IN—Ohio: #743 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#743Pennsylvania: #647 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#647New Jersey: #348 (23 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NJ#348Connecticut: #298 (10 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)CT#298California: #1276 (19 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carmela in 2025HI—Texas: #2386 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2386Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Connecticut (#298), New Jersey (#348), New York (#518)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Carmela in the most recent year of SSA data.

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