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Carmela
OriginItalian and Spanish variation of Carmel
Meaning"garden"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girls#1219
2025 SSA
US rank · boysUnranked
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 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #266 in 1923, Nameberry popularity #939.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
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 RemigioGirl
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- Carmela CorrenGirl
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- 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
Carmela in blog posts
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