Boy or Girl

Is Carmella a boy or girl name?

Carmella is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 169 girls and 0 boys were named Carmella, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 20,477 US babies named Carmella were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#1,345
Babies named Carmella since 1891
20,477
Most popular year
1922
554 babies
Babies named Carmella each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Carmella from 1891 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.01503004506001900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Carmella, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1890s0107100%
1900s0444100%
1910s02,863100%
1920s04,761100%
1930s02,392100%
1940s01,541100%
1950s01,465100%
1960s01,408100%
1970s0879100%
1980s0690100%
1990s0456100%
2000s01,111100%
2010s01,553100%
2020s0807100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–169#1,345
20230–158#1,411
20220–176#1,337
20210–146#1,467
20200–158#1,374
20190–174#1,313
20180–158#1,413
20170–162#1,409
20160–148#1,527
20150–153#1,496
20140–158#1,437
20130–149#1,488
20120–172#1,360
20110–140#1,564
20100–139#1,575
20090–147#1,539
20080–149#1,549
20070–139#1,605
20060–143#1,531
20050–130#1,563
20040–116#1,668
20030–93#1,951
20020–66#2,420
20010–80#2,076
20000–48#2,953
19990–48#2,818
19980–30#3,846
19970–38#3,113
19960–42#2,854
19950–39#2,984
19940–31#3,548
19930–37#3,115
19920–60#2,223
19910–59#2,217
19900–72#1,928
19890–46#2,484
19880–53#2,160
19870–71#1,703
19860–76#1,573
19850–73#1,621
19840–73#1,554
19830–68#1,631
19820–84#1,437
19810–82#1,480
19800–64#1,736
19790–77#1,517
19780–70#1,559
19770–54#1,858
19760–82#1,316
19750–80#1,342
19740–70#1,438
19730–96#1,145
19720–107#1,074
19710–108#1,106
19700–135#940
19690–127#943
19680–134#890
19670–143#847
19660–113#955
19650–143#832
19640–152#846
19630–144#874
19620–135#911
19610–152#863
19600–165#805
19590–131#915
19580–163#784
19570–152#823
19560–160#779
19550–151#783
19540–123#852
19530–144#763
19520–122#825
19510–161#690
19500–158#675
19490–156#665
19480–129#747
19470–184#618
19460–133#699
19450–111#707
19440–133#635
19430–154#605
19420–182#550
19410–168#545
19400–191#500
19390–170#512
19380–193#478
19370–196#468
19360–189#467
19350–219#436
19340–245#419
19330–261#398
19320–274#395
19310–287#383
19300–358#352
19290–407#323
19280–399#334
19270–495#300
19260–500#298
19250–482#303
19240–514#295
19230–450#304
19220–554#276
19210–496#295
19200–464#302
19190–442#300
19180–455#301
19170–423#301
19160–412#297
19150–371#303
19140–245#339
19130–186#355
19120–143#384
19110–97#407
19100–89#417
19090–67#458
19080–75#417
19070–47#521
19060–57#454
19050–42#529
19040–44#493
19030–37#530
19020–30#601
19010–20#724
19000–25#728
18990–23#645
18980–18#794
18970–12#936
18960–13#907
18950–9#1,133
18940–13#859
18930–11#911
18920–0–
18910–8#1,021

Highest rank

Carmella has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #276 in 1922. 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 Carmella

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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.