Carmel
From the Hebrew karmel, a garden or orchard, the name of a mountain ridge in Israel; Christian use follows the title Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Carmel in 2025
Carmel was given to 37 babies in the United States in 2025 — 11 boys and 26 girls, making it the 6,864th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 89,604 babies born.
The history of Carmel
Carmel reached its highest point in 1924, when 189 babies were given the name, ranking 949th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 934th, in 1914.
Across the 138 years of records since 1888, 8,609 babies have been named Carmel. Half of them were born before 1946, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Carmel by decade
| Decade | Babies named Carmel | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,201 |
| 1890s | 57 | 1,745 |
| 1900s | 227 | 944 |
| 1910s | 1,040 | 934 |
| 1920s | 1,517 | 949 |
| 1930s | 957 | 1,020 |
| 1940s | 799 | 1,395 |
| 1950s | 1,098 | 1,383 |
| 1960s | 1,099 | 1,407 |
| 1970s | 571 | 2,037 |
| 1980s | 386 | 3,047 |
| 1990s | 236 | 5,063 |
| 2000s | 252 | 7,477 |
| 2010s | 212 | 7,737 |
| 2020s | 153 | 6,864 |
Where Carmel is heading
Carmel has risen 106% over the past decade, from 18 babies in 2015 to 37 in 2025.
Names like Carmel
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Carmel.