Is Carmela a boy or girl name?
Carmela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 208 girls and 0 boys were named Carmela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 24,323 US babies named Carmela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,155
- Babies named Carmela since 1882
- 24,323
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 586 babies
Boys and girls named Carmela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 280 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 815 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 3,461 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 5,430 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,885 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,731 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,720 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,090 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,400 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 895 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 674 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,005 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,130 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 765 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,155 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,453 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,611 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,554 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,536 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,477 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,777 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,815 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,779 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,831 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,707 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,755 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,163 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,954 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,097 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,850 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,882 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,793 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,694 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,625 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,749 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,876 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,147 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,337 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,636 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,980 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,502 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,287 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,155 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,986 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,105 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,241 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,833 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,036 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,782 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,653 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,662 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,684 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,624 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,373 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,453 | 67 | #1,636 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,391 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,230 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,249 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,069 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,273 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,119 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,118 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 134 | #951 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 162 | #831 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 142 | #896 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 141 | #890 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 151 | #855 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 164 | #837 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 176 | #795 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 199 | #714 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 182 | #726 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 205 | #671 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 195 | #701 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 192 | #715 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 225 | #683 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 206 | #711 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 252 | #635 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 221 | #705 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 213 | #697 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 219 | #675 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 190 | #716 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 181 | #741 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 183 | #707 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 148 | #789 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 141 | #789 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 148 | #749 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 174 | #670 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 153 | #706 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 183 | #627 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 161 | #660 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 172 | #630 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 176 | #631 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 154 | #635 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 156 | #585 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 141 | #616 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 203 | #526 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 196 | #529 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 176 | #527 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 196 | #490 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 198 | #473 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 209 | #466 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 209 | #452 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 233 | #425 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 252 | #406 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 275 | #388 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 305 | #363 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 384 | #325 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 363 | #334 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 457 | #311 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 497 | #292 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 500 | #299 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 529 | #292 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 524 | #292 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 565 | #280 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 578 | #273 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 586 | #266 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 574 | #271 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 564 | #279 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 513 | #290 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 480 | #291 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 517 | #277 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 479 | #281 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 451 | #279 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 430 | #281 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 341 | #284 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 238 | #306 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 213 | #314 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 172 | #302 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 140 | #330 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 106 | #351 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 105 | #349 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 113 | #324 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 94 | #342 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 88 | #357 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 78 | #372 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 69 | #381 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 61 | #399 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 44 | #449 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 57 | #441 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 49 | #418 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 38 | #502 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 32 | #522 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 33 | #519 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 37 | #481 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 31 | #518 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 19 | #665 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 14 | #802 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 18 | #627 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 9 | #951 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 15 | #663 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 17 | #615 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #929 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carmela reached #6,453 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #266 in 1923. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carmela
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.