How Many People Are Named Carmella?
An estimated 8,645 people in the United States have the first name Carmella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Carmella peaked in popularity in 1922 with 554 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carmella 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 Carmella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,645
About 1 in 39,648 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1922
554 births
Total Registered
20,477
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carmella
Carmella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20,477 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carmella as a female name
Ranked #1,345 in 2024
169 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (554 births)
Carmella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carmella span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,761 babies were registered. Carmella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carmella by Decade
How has Carmella 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.
Carmella by State
Birth registrations for Carmella span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The lowest are in Kentucky, Delaware, Colorado. On average, about 460 Carmellas were registered per state.
Carmella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carmella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carmella
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Carmella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carmella?
We estimate approximately 8,645 people named Carmella 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 39,648 Americans share this first name.
Is Carmella a common name?
Carmella is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,477 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carmella most popular?
Carmella reached peak popularity in 1922, when 554 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carmella is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carmella a female name?
Carmella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carmella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carmella Smith, Carmella Johnson, Carmella 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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