Carmelo
Italian and Spanish name referring to Mount Carmel in Israel, whose Hebrew name karmel means garden or orchard.
Carmelo in 2025
Carmelo was given to 377 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,437th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 8,794 babies born.
The history of Carmelo
Carmelo reached its highest point in 2013, when 516 babies were given the name, ranking 1,081st that year.
Across the 122 years of records since 1904, 13,173 babies have been named Carmelo. Half of them were born before 2007, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Carmelo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Carmelo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 24 | 2,548 |
| 1910s | 505 | 1,391 |
| 1920s | 777 | 1,345 |
| 1930s | 397 | 1,640 |
| 1940s | 257 | 2,479 |
| 1950s | 652 | 1,888 |
| 1960s | 861 | 1,733 |
| 1970s | 865 | 1,646 |
| 1980s | 688 | 2,305 |
| 1990s | 554 | 3,392 |
| 2000s | 1,589 | 1,823 |
| 2010s | 3,777 | 1,081 |
| 2020s | 2,227 | 1,413 |
Where Carmelo is heading
Carmelo has risen 7% over the past decade, from 353 babies in 2015 to 377 in 2025.
Names like Carmelo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Carmelo.