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Carmelita

OriginDiminutive of Carmel, Hebrew
Meaning"garden"
US Rank#7566

2025 SSA

About Carmelita

Carmelita is an obscure short form of an obscure name that may rise to new prominence during the 2012 Olympics, via runner Carmelita Jeter aka "The World's Fastest Woman." Carmelita has a particularly international flavor with the original Carmel a Hebrew name long popular in Ireland, with Carmelita itself most popular in Latin countries.

Pronounced kar-muh-LEE-tuh.

As of October 2026, Carmelita ranked #7566 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #664 in 1930.

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  • Carmelita Jeter

    American Olympic sprinter

  • Carmelita Geraghty

    American silent film actress

  • Carmelita Tropicana (born Alina Troyano)

    Cuban,American actress

  • Carmelita González

    Mexican actress

  • Carmelita Hinton

    American progressive educator

  • Carmelita Viridiana Correa

    Mexican pole vaulter

Carmelita in pop culture

  • Carmelita Spats

    a character in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

  • Carmelita Montoya Fox

    character in the Sly Cooper video game series

  • "Carmelita

    " song by Warren Zevon

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