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Boy · Name family

Carmelo

29,340births recorded
10Countries
4Variants
1924Peak · Argentina
#710United States 2025

Carmelo is a boy name family recorded 29,340 times in 10 countries since 1904. It ranks highest today in the United States (#710 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Argentina in 1924, at 107.4 births per 100,000.

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

All forms of Carmelo

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Carmelo Spanish 13,173 🇺🇸 United States #710 2013 ▲ 19 %
Carmelo Spanish 9,594 🇦🇷 Argentina #1161 1924 ▲ 136 %
Carmelo Spanish 1,305 🇫🇷 France #3128 1961 ▲ 27 %
Carmelo Spanish 626 🇨🇦 Ontario #849 1969 ▲ 59 %
Carmelo Spanish 158 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) – 1948 –
Carmelo Spanish 93 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #2131 2023 new
Carmello Spanish 2,175 🇺🇸 United States #2833 2011 ▼ 25 %
Carmello Spanish 30 🇫🇷 France – 1932 –
Karmelo English 1,391 🇺🇸 United States #1520 2021 ▲ 177 %
Karmello English 702 🇺🇸 United States #3314 2024 ▲ 45 %

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Argentina correlates closely with Carmelo's.

  1. 1Susan
  2. 2Nelida
  3. 3Alyssa
  4. 4Béatrice
  5. 5Martha
  6. 6Hilda

How we grouped these names

  • Carmelo ↔ Carmello — spelling variant
  • Carmelo ↔ Karmelo — spelling variant
  • Carmelo ↔ Karmello — spelling variant

Questions about Carmelo

How popular is the name Carmelo?

In 2025 it ranked #710 in the United States. Official registers record 29,340 births across 10 countries.

What is Carmelo in other languages?

Carmello (Spanish); Karmelo (English); Karmello (English).

When was Carmelo most popular?

It peaked in Argentina in 1924, at 107.4 births per 100,000.

Is Carmelo a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Carmelo is a boy name.