Feminine dossier · first seen 1882

Carmela

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Carmela
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1923

Peak rank proxy

586

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1882Peak 19232024

Peak year

1923

Decline from peak

64.5%

2024

208

All-time

24,318

Carmela is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1923, when 586 girls were named Carmela.

In 2024, only 208 girls were given the name.

All told, about 24,318 Americans have been named Carmela and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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