How Many People Are Named Carmelo?
An estimated 10,626 people in the United States have the first name Carmelo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Carmelo peaked in popularity in 2013 with 514 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carmelo 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 Carmelo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,626
About 1 in 32,256 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2013
514 births
Total Registered
12,794
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carmelo
Carmelo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12,794 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Carmelo as a male name
Ranked #699 in 2024
386 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (514 births)
Carmelo as a female name
Ranked #5,069 in 1923
5 female births in 1923
Peak: 1923 (5 births)
Carmelo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carmelo span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,774 babies were registered. While Carmelo is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Carmelo by Decade
How has Carmelo 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.
Carmelo by State
Birth registrations for Carmelo span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Kansas, Idaho, Oregon. On average, about 307 Carmelos were registered per state.
Carmelo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carmelo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carmelo
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carmelo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carmelo?
We estimate approximately 10,626 people named Carmelo 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 32,256 Americans share this first name.
Is Carmelo a common name?
Carmelo is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,794 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carmelo most popular?
Carmelo reached peak popularity in 2013, when 514 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carmelo is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carmelo a male name?
Carmelo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carmelo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carmelo Smith, Carmelo Johnson, Carmelo 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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