The first name Carmelita
A girl’s name.
4 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Carmelita last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Carmelita with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Carmelita at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 girls born in the United States were named Carmelita, the 7,566th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1973, when 140 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Carmelita
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Carmelita JeterAmerican female 100m sprinter
- Carmelita GeraghtyAmerican actress and painter (1901-1966)
Questions
- How popular is the name Carmelita?
- In 2011, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Carmelita, ranking 5,785th.
- Is Carmelita a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,965 US babies named Carmelita since 1880 were girls.
- When was Carmelita most popular?
- 1973 in the United States, when 140 babies were named Carmelita, its highest rank at 894th.