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Carmella
OriginItalian and Spanish variation of Carmel, Hebrew
Meaning"garden"
US Rank#1285
2025 SSA
About Carmella
Most familiar as the name of Tony Soprano's wife, but she spelled it Carmela. In the contemporary US, both Carmella and Carmela are used in near-equal numbers, given to a total of about 300 baby girls last year.
These Latinate versions are used much more frequently in the US than Carmel.
Pronounced kar-MEL-uh.
As of October 2026, Carmella ranked #1285 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #276 in 1922.
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 | #1,437 | 158 | 88.4 |
| 2015 | #1,496 | 153 | 85.7 |
| 2016 | #1,527 | 148 | 83.5 |
| 2017 | #1,409 | 162 | 93.8 |
| 2018 | #1,413 | 158 | 92.9 |
| 2019 | #1,313 | 174 | 103.7 |
| 2020 | #1,374 | 158 | 97.7 |
| 2021 | #1,467 | 146 | 89 |
| 2022 | #1,337 | 176 | 107.3 |
| 2023 | #1,411 | 158 | 98.5 |
| 2024 | #1,345 | 169 | 104.3 |
| 2025 | #1,285 | 174 | 108.3 |
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