Carmela
2 countries#1219 in United States, 2025US
#1219
in United States, 2025
FR
#4510
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
26,061
Peak year (United States)
1923
Peak-year count
586
First recorded
1882
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Carmela was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
24,511 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #1219 · peaked in 1923 with 586 births
Most common in: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
1,550 births recorded 1908–2022 · currently #4510 · peaked in 1963 with 79 births
Most common in: Moselle, Nord, Loire, Paris, Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Carmela’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1691 | — |
| 2007 | #1792 | ↓101 |
| 2008 | #1880 | ↓88 |
| 2009 | #1848 | ↑32 |
| 2010 | #2093 | ↓245 |
| 2011 | #1953 | ↑140 |
| 2012 | #2160 | ↓207 |
| 2013 | #1754 | ↑406 |
| 2014 | #1692 | ↑62 |
| 2015 | #1831 | ↓139 |
| 2016 | #1775 | ↑56 |
| 2017 | #1815 | ↓40 |
| 2018 | #1774 | ↑41 |
| 2019 | #1474 | ↑300 |
| 2020 | #1533 | ↓59 |
| 2021 | #1554 | ↓21 |
| 2022 | #1612 | ↓58 |
| 2023 | #1455 | ↑157 |
| 2024 | #1156 | ↑299 |
| 2025 | #1219 | ↓63 |
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