How Many People Are Named Carmel?
people named Carmel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 80,287 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,609 babies named Carmel in Social Security records from 1888 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
189 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel. ΧΦΌΦ·Χ¨Φ°ΧΦΆΧ (Karmel) (meaning "garden" in Hebrew) is a mountain in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the site of several early Christian monasteries. As an English given name, it has mainly been used by Catholics.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Carmel, 88.3% were girls and 11.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Carmel fell from 95.2% in the 1900s to 73.2% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Carmel alive today is about 55 years old, and 52% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 42 and 70 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Carmel first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 1924, to 189 babies. In 2025, 37 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2025
π Rank History
Carmel has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #585, in 1914. In 2025 it ranked #5,003. Among boys, its best rank was #950, in 1918.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,003 | #7,276 |
| Best rank | #585 (1914) | #950 (1918) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #662 in the 1920s | #1,337 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Carmel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carmel were born in California than in any other state: about 524 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Carmel was given 6.2 times as often in Connecticut, 3.6 times in California and 2.2 times in New York.
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