Carmela

car-MEL-a

Italian and Spanish variation of Carmel

"garden"

Carmela Origin and Meaning

The name Carmela is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "garden".

Carmela has been most famous recently as the name of Tony Soprano's TV wife, played by Edie Falco. The spellings Carmela and Carmella are both used in Latin cultures including Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and are used nearly equally in the US, given to a total of about 300 baby girls last year.

Carmela Rank in US Top 1000

# 951 in the US

Popularity of the name Carmela

• 1716 Nameberry 2025
• 155 Unique 2024

20 Names Similar to Carmela

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Carmela.

• Carmella
• Donatella
• Dominica
• Chantal
• Roxanna
• Fatima
• Zita
• Maritza
• Yolanda
• Charmaine
• Angelia
• Raffaela
• Laverne
• Marcia
• Titiana
• Veronika
• Fernanda
• Idina
• Amada
• Cherie

Famous People Named Carmela

• Carmela Remigio Italian operatic soprano
• Carmela Corren Israeli singer
• Carmela Carabelli (born Carmelina Negri) Italian mystic

The name Carmela in Pop Culture

• Carmela Corleone character in The Godfather trilogy
• Carmela Soprano character on TV's "The Sopranos"
• Carmela character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"