How Many People Are Named Carmelia?
An estimated 433 people in the United States have the first name Carmelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Carmelia peaked in popularity in 1960 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carmelia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carmelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
433
About 1 in 791,580 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1960
24 births
Total Registered
715
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carmelia
Carmelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 715 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carmelia as a female name
Ranked #15,575 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1960 (24 births)
Carmelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carmelia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 143 babies were registered. Carmelia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carmelia by Decade
How has Carmelia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carmelia by State
Birth registrations for Carmelia span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois. On average, about 12 Carmelias were registered per state.
Carmelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carmelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carmelia
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carmelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carmelia?
We estimate approximately 433 people named Carmelia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 791,580 Americans share this first name.
Is Carmelia a common name?
Carmelia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 715 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carmelia most popular?
Carmelia reached peak popularity in 1960, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carmelia is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carmelia a female name?
Carmelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carmelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carmelia Smith, Carmelia Johnson, Carmelia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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