NameTides

Carmella

Carmella was the #1,285 girls' name in the US in 2025 (174 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Carmella as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Carmella as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Carmella as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,285 (174)#4,867 (4)#2,131 (10)
2024#1,341 (170)—#2,975 (6)
2023#1,415 (158)#4,057 (5)#1,898 (11)
2022#1,336 (176)#3,149 (7)#1,854 (11)
2021#1,460 (147)#5,581 (3)#3,280 (5)
2020#1,373 (158)#3,899 (5)#2,591 (7)
2019#1,315 (174)#3,151 (7)#3,266 (5)
2018#1,413 (158)#4,684 (4)#2,587 (7)
2017#1,409 (162)#4,763 (4)#2,179 (9)
2016#1,523 (148)#4,763 (4)#2,595 (7)
2015#1,493 (153)#2,945 (8)#2,011 (10)
2014#1,436 (158)#4,003 (5)#2,026 (10)
2013#1,487 (149)—#2,376 (8)
2012#1,359 (172)#2,717 (9)—
2011#1,564 (140)#3,549 (6)#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1922 at #276.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1891.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,300 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 9,300uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Carmella is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,900 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Carmella 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: #1,240ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #980NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: 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: #801OHPennsylvania: #515PANew Jersey: #572NJConnecticut: #459CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,575CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew 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: #2,636TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Carmella (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
CarmellaCanadaGirls#2,13110
CarmellaEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
CarmellaUSGirls#1,285174