Carmela has been given to about 24,511 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1923, when 586 babies were given the name, ranking 266th. The typical living American called Carmela is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in Connecticut, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.