Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1922

Carmella

Meaning Carmella is a female given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,285 Trend → Stable

Carmella is a female given name.

Rank 2025
#1,285
among girls · ↑58 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
174
named Carmella · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,237
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1922
554 babies
All-time total
20,653
#1,047 all-time among girls
First recorded
1891
in Social Security records

Carmella popularity over time

20,653 babies have been named Carmella since 1891, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1922Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 107 11 – #645
1900s 444 44 +315% #417
1910s 2,863 286 +545% #297
1920s 4,761 476 +66% #276
1930s 2,392 239 -50% #353
1940s 1,541 154 -36% #500
1950s 1,465 147 -5% #675
1960s 1,408 141 -4% #805
1970s 879 88 -38% #940
1980s 690 69 -22% #1,437
1990s 456 46 -34% #1,928
2000s 1,111 111 +144% #1,532
2010s 1,553 155 +40% #1,315
2020s (to 2025) 983 164 +5% #1,285

Where Carmella is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 176 0.11 outside top 500
2027 178 0.11 outside top 500
2028 180 0.11 outside top 500
2029 182 0.11 outside top 500
2030 183 0.11 outside top 500

Where Carmella is most popular

Girls named Carmella per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.102 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Carmella born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 66 0.366 +260%
Pennsylvania 84 0.355 +249%
New York 104 0.263 +158%
Ohio 62 0.261 +157%
Connecticut 12 0.206 +103%
Illinois 40 0.175 +72%
Arizona 20 0.143 +40%
Massachusetts 15 0.124 +22%
Michigan 20 0.110 +8%
Florida 44 0.103 ≈ national
California 52 0.062 -39%
Missouri 5 0.041 -59%
North Carolina 8 0.035 -65%
Texas 24 0.030 -71%
Virginia 5 0.029 -71%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Carmella

Carmella is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,285 in 2025 with 174 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1891, 20,653 American babies have been named Carmella. Its peak came in 1922, when 554 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Carmella stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carmella?

The median living Carmella is about 48 years old; half are between 15 and 69. An estimated 9,800 people named Carmella are alive in the United States today.

median 48 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Carmella year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 174 #1,285
2024 170 #1,343
2023 158 #1,415
2022 176 #1,338
2021 147 #1,462
2020 158 #1,375
2019 174 #1,315
2018 158 #1,414
2017 162 #1,409
2016 148 #1,527
2015 153 #1,496
2014 158 #1,438
2013 149 #1,488
2012 172 #1,360
2011 140 #1,564
2010 139 #1,576
2009 147 #1,539
2008 149 #1,549
2007 139 #1,606
2006 143 #1,532
2005 130 #1,565
2004 116 #1,668
2003 93 #1,951
2002 66 #2,420
2001 80 #2,076
2000 48 #2,953
1995 39 #2,984
1990 72 #1,928
1985 73 #1,621
1980 64 #1,736
1975 80 #1,342
1970 135 #940
1965 143 #832
1960 165 #805
1955 151 #783
1950 158 #675
1945 111 #707
1940 191 #500
1935 219 #436
1930 358 #353
1925 482 #303
1920 464 #302
1915 371 #303
1910 89 #417
1905 42 #529
1900 25 #728
1895 9 #1,133
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Carmella

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Carmella Carmella American professional wrestler, dancer and model (born 1987) Contemporary
  2. 2 Carmella DeCesare Carmella DeCesare American model (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Carmella, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Carmella?

The median living Carmella is about 48 years old. Half of all living Carmellas are between 15 and 69 years old.

How many people named Carmella are alive today?

An estimated 9,800 people named Carmella are alive in the United States, based on 20,653 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Carmella mean?

Carmella is a female given name.

How popular is the name Carmella in 2025?

Carmella ranked #1,285 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 174 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carmella?

20,653 babies have been named Carmella in the United States since 1891, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carmella most popular?

Carmella peaked in 1922, when 554 newborns received the name.

Is Carmella a boy or girl name?

Carmella is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Carmella rising or falling?

Carmella is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Carmella become more popular?

Carmella looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 183 girls named Carmella in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Carmella?

Well-known people named Carmella include Carmella (wrestler), Carmella DeCesare (model).

Names like Carmella

Names that sound and feel close to Carmella: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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