boy's name
Carmelo
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 14,960
the United States
#711
2025 births
Carmelo is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #711. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2013, when 516 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,794 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1904.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Carmelo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 24 |
| 1910s | 505 |
| 1920s | 777 |
| 1930s | 397 |
| 1940s | 257 |
| 1950s | 652 |
| 1960s | 861 |
| 1970s | 865 |
| 1980s | 688 |
| 1990s | 554 |
| 2000s | 1,589 |
| 2010s | 3,777 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,227 |
How popular is Carmelo?
In 2025, Carmelo was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #711 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Carmelo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Carmelo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Carmelo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carmelo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Carmelo in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Carmelo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Carmelo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Carmelo
How popular is the name Carmelo?
In 2025, Carmelo was given to 377 babies in the United States, ranking #711 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Carmelo a girl's or a boy's name?
Carmelo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Carmelo?
Carmelo has 3 syllables.
When was Carmelo most popular?
Carmelo peaked in 2013, when 516 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Carmelo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Carmelo currently ranks #711 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.