Girl
Carmela
Carmela means "Hebrew karmel" and comes from Hebrew, giving it real etymological depth as a girl's name. It has faded some since the 1920s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. Its single strongest year on record was 1923.
HebrewHebrew "karmel"
EtymologyMeaning "garden, vineyard" (Mount Carmel)
Births by decade
1900s
815
1910s
3,461
1920s
5,429
1930s
2,885
1940s
1,731
1950s
1,718
1960s
2,083
1970s
1,391
1980s
898
1990s
674
2000s
1,005
2010s
865
Peaked in the 1920s · 22,955 total U.S. births since 1900