boys' name ★ peaked 2013

Carmelo

Meaning Carmelo is a given name Gender Boy Rank 2025 #712 Trend ↑ Rising 13%

Carmelo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player Carmelo Antrone Lee, Puerto Rican basketball player Carmelo…

Rank 2025
#712
among boys · ↓13 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
377
named Carmelo · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,531
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2013
516 babies
All-time total
13,173
#1,040 all-time among boys
First recorded
1904
in Social Security records

Carmelo popularity over time

13,173 babies have been named Carmelo since 1904, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 24 24 2 – #1,083
1910s – 505 505 51 +2004% #610
1920s 5 772 777 78 +54% #654
1930s – 397 397 40 -49% #805
1940s – 257 257 26 -35% #1,113
1950s – 652 652 65 +154% #809
1960s – 861 861 86 +32% #747
1970s – 865 865 87 0% #717
1980s – 688 688 69 -20% #977
1990s – 554 554 55 -19% #1,410
2000s – 1,589 1,589 159 +187% #832
2010s – 3,777 3,777 378 +138% #515
2020s (to 2025) – 2,227 2,227 371 -2% #688

Where Carmelo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 385 0.23 outside top 500
2027 392 0.23 outside top 500
2028 398 0.23 outside top 500
2029 403 0.24 outside top 500
2030 407 0.24 outside top 500

Where Carmelo is most popular

Boys named Carmelo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.218 per 1,000. Strongest in Connecticut, New Jersey, 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 boys named Carmelo 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Connecticut 56 0.827 +280%
New Jersey 103 0.512 +135%
New York 178 0.411 +89%
Florida 182 0.384 +76%
Illinois 98 0.383 +76%
Pennsylvania 93 0.350 +61%
Arizona 54 0.330 +52%
South Carolina 30 0.290 +33%
Nevada 15 0.263 +21%
Indiana 39 0.243 +12%
Ohio 62 0.234 +7%
Massachusetts 32 0.233 +7%
Georgia 57 0.225 ≈ national
North Carolina 57 0.223 ≈ national
Texas 191 0.217 ≈ national
Michigan 44 0.215 ≈ national
Wisconsin 25 0.211 ≈ national
Virginia 40 0.211 ≈ national
California 170 0.186 -15%
Alabama 19 0.174 -20%
Kentucky 16 0.159 -27%
Washington 26 0.159 -27%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -30%
Mississippi 6 0.106 -52%
Maryland 12 0.101 -54%
Tennessee 18 0.100 -54%
Oregon 7 0.092 -58%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -64%
Oklahoma 6 0.068 -69%
Louisiana 6 0.059 -73%
Missouri 7 0.051 -77%
Colorado 5 0.039 -82%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Carmelo

Carmelo is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #712 in 2025 with 377 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1904, 13,173 American babies have been named Carmelo. Its peak came in 2013, when 516 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Carmelo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carmelo?

The median living Carmelo is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 38. An estimated 11 thousand people named Carmelo are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Carmelo year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 377 #712
2024 – – 386 #699
2023 – – 356 #739
2022 – – 376 #702
2021 – – 386 #688
2020 – – 346 #717
2019 – – 349 #708
2018 – – 334 #718
2017 – – 308 #761
2016 – – 354 #699
2015 – – 353 #708
2014 – – 402 #654
2013 – – 516 #515
2012 – – 445 #578
2011 – – 430 #584
2010 – – 286 #779
2009 – – 261 #832
2008 – – 216 #940
2007 – – 241 #861
2006 – – 226 #875
2005 – – 198 #904
2004 – – 186 #915
2003 – – 101 #1,349
2002 – – 61 #1,853
2001 – – 48 #2,156
2000 – – 51 #1,994
1995 – – 63 #1,510
1990 – – 63 #1,410
1985 – – 70 #1,111
1980 – – 69 #1,089
1975 – – 80 #917
1970 – – 103 #800
1965 – – 87 #797
1960 – – 66 #929
1955 – – 74 #856
1950 – – 38 #1,169
1945 – – 29 #1,228
1940 – – 19 #1,580
1935 – – 44 #956
1930 – – 65 #805
1925 – – 93 #665
1920 – – 84 #706
1915 – – 58 #793
1910 – – 9 #1,129
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Carmelo

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

  1. 1 Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Anthony American basketball player (born 1984) Contemporary
  2. 2 Carmelo Cedrún Carmelo Cedrún Spanish football player and manager (1930–2026) Contemporary
  3. 3 Carmelo Bene Carmelo Bene Italian actor (1937–2002) Contemporary
  4. 4 Carmelo Camet Argentine fencer 1904–2007 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Carmelo Robledo Carmelo Robledo Argentine boxer 1912–1982 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Carmelo?

The median living Carmelo is about 14 years old. Half of all living Carmelos are between 7 and 38 years old.

How many people named Carmelo are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Carmelo are alive in the United States, based on 13,173 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Carmelo mean?

Carmelo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player Carmelo Antrone Lee, Puerto Rican basketball player Carmelo Bene (1937–2002), Italian director, actor, philosopher, writer Carmelo…

How popular is the name Carmelo in 2025?

Carmelo ranked #712 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 377 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carmelo?

13,173 babies have been named Carmelo in the United States since 1904, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carmelo most popular?

Carmelo peaked in 2013, when 516 newborns received the name.

Is Carmelo a boy or girl name?

Carmelo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Carmelo rising or falling?

Carmelo has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Carmelo become more popular?

Carmelo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 407 boys named Carmelo in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Carmelo?

Well-known people named Carmelo include Carmelo Anthony (basketball player), Carmelo Cedrún (soccer player), Carmelo Bene (actor).

Names like Carmelo

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

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