How Many People Are Named Carmelle?
An estimated 267 people in the United States have the first name Carmelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Carmelle peaked in popularity in 1963 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carmelle 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 Carmelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
267
About 1 in 1,283,724 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1963
11 births
Total Registered
324
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carmelle
Carmelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 324 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carmelle as a female name
Ranked #15,636 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1963 (11 births)
Carmelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carmelle span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 61 babies were registered. Carmelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carmelle by Decade
How has Carmelle 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.
Carmelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carmelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carmelle
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carmelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carmelle?
We estimate approximately 267 people named Carmelle 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 1,283,724 Americans share this first name.
Is Carmelle a common name?
Carmelle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 324 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carmelle most popular?
Carmelle reached peak popularity in 1963, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carmelle is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carmelle a female name?
Carmelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carmelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carmelle Smith, Carmelle Johnson, Carmelle 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me