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Carmella

The name Carmella carries the meaning "Hebrew karmel, garden, vineyard", with roots in Hebrew. It has faded some since the 1920s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. The name's best year yet was 1922.

EtymologyVariant of Carmela
HebrewHebrew "karmel" – "garden, vineyard"
Births by decade
1900s
444
1910s
2,863
1920s
4,761
1930s
2,392
1940s
1,541
1950s
1,465
1960s
1,409
1970s
879
1980s
689
1990s
456
2000s
1,109
2010s
1,219
Peaked in the 1920s · 19,227 total U.S. births since 1900