Carmel

KAHR-muhl /ˈkɑːɹməl/
girl 2 syllables trending up

Carmel is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.

Carmel is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,004 among girls (26) and #7,280 among boys (11) — overall #6,864 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.

About the name Carmel

PronunciationKAHR-muhl /ˈkɑːɹməl/
CultureEnglishHebrewMaltese
#5,004among girls 2025
#7,280among boys 2025
#1,264unisex rank 2025
#6,864among all names 2025
26girls 2025
11boys 2025

Names similar to Carmel

How popular is Carmel?

Girls named Carmel 26 in 2025
188819001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Carmel per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1888–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Carmel 11 in 2025
19061920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Carmel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1888–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Carmel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
20253737#5,004#7,280
20243434#4,793#11,176
20231919#8,584#9,921
20222626#6,036#11,098
20211919#8,118#11,024
20201818#8,064#12,362
20192222#7,820#9,035
201899#10,739—
20172626#6,094#11,003
20161515#12,004#9,840
20151818#6,777—
20142929#6,029#8,908
20133131#5,856#8,223
20122525#6,930#9,874
20112424#7,183#9,783
20101313#8,823—
20093030#6,611#7,777
20082828#6,607#9,133
20073434#5,263#9,929
20062727#6,635#8,850
20052525#6,319#10,318
20042828#6,017#8,255
20031818#6,361—
20022020#7,119#10,920
20012424#4,863—
20001818#5,987—
19992929#4,604#10,126
19981818#7,182#9,837
199723—#5,671#8,283
199615—#6,108—
199529—#3,681—
199417—#5,484—
199319—#5,029—
199218—#5,305—
199133—#3,835#7,396
199035—#3,535#8,298
198926—#3,798—
198830—#3,237—
198752—#2,443#4,288
198634—#3,288#5,415
198545—#2,603#4,760
198436—#2,999#5,046
198332—#2,725—
198234—#3,024#6,503
198142—#2,619#5,018
198055—#2,099#5,615
197946—#2,154—
197846—#2,273#5,149
197746—#2,262#5,217
197643—#2,031—
197566—#1,642#4,381
197462—#1,693#3,888
197347—#1,806—
197263—#1,631#3,669
197163—#1,548—
197089—#1,293#4,304
196975—#1,442#3,092
1968100—#1,099#3,738
196771—#1,282—
196694—#1,142#3,023
196588—#1,177#3,987
1964119—#1,026#2,889
1963134—#949#2,694
1962161—#848#3,687
1961115—#1,057#3,399
1960142—#932#2,555
1959132—#950#2,682
1958132—#963#1,963
1957151—#848#3,051
1956144—#851#3,004
1955145—#830#2,797
195458—#1,425#2,987
195380—#1,165#2,411
195286—#1,108#2,088
195191—#1,069#1,915
195079—#1,124#2,230
194978—#1,174#1,766
194889—#1,055#1,711
1947102—#943#2,089
194682—#1,061#1,702
194575—#1,016#1,636
194466—#1,129#1,638
194371—#1,127#1,587
194292—#971#1,338
194186—#887#1,644
194058—#1,081#1,996
193988—#869#1,398
193868—#986#1,753
193785—#871#1,451
193691—#806#1,471
193580—#866#1,718
193492—#764#1,871
193388—#783#1,717
1932139—#646#1,201
1931105—#722#1,704
1930121—#717#1,401
1929135—#670#1,417
1928128—#703#1,390
1927133—#682#1,751
1926155—#624#1,522
1925176—#623#1,166
1924189—#601#1,208
1923172—#630#1,216
1922128—#725#1,402
1921160—#672#1,141
1920141—#676#1,462
1919128—#682#1,537
1918145—#731#950
1917131—#730#1,065
1916132—#684#1,161
1915131—#632#1,417
1914124—#585#1,028
191377—#708#1,052
191269—#669#1,369
191155—#610#1,564
191048—#673#1,217
190926—#795—
190833—#744#1,238
190726—#740—
190635—#663#1,271
190524—#737—
190421—#783—
190316—#865—
190210—#1,141—
190117—#801—
190019—#864—
18995—#1,638—
18988—#1,275—
18979—#1,097—
18969—#1,141—
18948—#1,147—
18927—#1,186—
18915—#1,360—
18906—#1,235—
18885—#1,308—