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Carmel

Carmel was the #4,987 girls' name in the US in 2025 (26 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales.

Carmel as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Carmel as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Carmel as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#4,987 (26)#4,201 (5)—————
2024#4,772 (28)#3,319 (7)—————
2023#8,486 (12)——————
2022#5,984 (20)#3,534 (6)———#2,553 (7)—
2021#8,024 (13)#4,634 (4)———#2,377 (8)—
2020#7,969 (13)#3,899 (5)—————
2019#7,716 (14)#2,643 (9)———#3,266 (5)—
2018#10,545 (9)#4,684 (4)—————
2017#6,044 (20)#2,201 (12)—————
2016#11,781 (8)#2,120 (13)———#2,383 (8)—
2015#6,721 (18)#3,252 (7)——#896 (3)#2,599 (7)—
2014#5,993 (21)#1,798 (16)———#2,185 (9)—
2013#5,834 (22)#2,313 (11)—————
2012#6,872 (18)#2,095 (13)——#612 (6)#2,601 (7)—
2011#7,118 (17)#1,196 (27)—————

Carmel as a boy’s name

  • US
Carmel as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020US
Carmel as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
2025#7,194 (11)
2024#10,938 (6)
2023#9,763 (7)
2022#10,863 (6)
2021#10,799 (6)
2020#12,022 (5)
2019#8,889 (8)
2017#10,775 (6)
2016#9,664 (7)
2014#8,781 (8)
2013#8,118 (9)
2012#9,709 (7)
2011#9,600 (7)
2009#7,692 (10)
2008#9,019 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1914 at #585.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1888.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 70% of US babies named Carmel were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 170,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Carmel is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 53,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 27,000 to 1 in 100,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Carmel by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Carmel (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CarmelCanadaGirls—too few
CarmelEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
CarmelIrelandGirls—too few
CarmelNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CarmelNSWGirls—too few
CarmelScotlandGirls—too few
CarmelUSGirls#4,98726
CarmelUSBoys#7,19411