Carmela
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Carmela
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 is also given to boys.
Pronounced kar-MEL-uh.
As of October 2026, Carmela ranked #1219 for girls in US births in 2025 and #6453 for boys in US births in 1984 SSA, peaked at #266 for girls in 1923, Nameberry popularity #939 for girls.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,707 | 123 | 68.9 |
| 2015 | #1,831 | 113 | 63.3 |
| 2016 | #1,779 | 117 | 66 |
| 2017 | #1,815 | 114 | 66 |
| 2018 | #1,777 | 115 | 67.6 |
| 2019 | #1,477 | 149 | 88.8 |
| 2020 | #1,536 | 138 | 85.4 |
| 2021 | #1,554 | 135 | 82.3 |
| 2022 | #1,611 | 131 | 79.9 |
| 2023 | #1,453 | 153 | 95.4 |
| 2024 | #1,155 | 208 | 128.4 |
| 2025 | #1,219 | 186 | 115.7 |
World rankings
Carmela for girls
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Carmela on lists
Famous Carmelas
- Carmela RemigioGirl
Italian operatic soprano
- Carmela CorrenGirl
Israeli singer
- Carmela Carabelli (born Carmelina Negri)Girl
Italian mystic
Carmela in pop culture
- Carmela CorleoneGirl
character in The Godfather trilogy
- Carmela SopranoGirl
character on TV's "The Sopranos"
- CarmelaGirl
character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"
Variations & nicknames
- CarmellaGirl