The first name Carmelo
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 11 boys were named Carmelo, making it the 2,133rd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 15 births (#1,610).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Carmelo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Carmelo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 377 boys born in the United States were named Carmelo, the 712th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2013, when 516 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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Karmelo
Famous people named Carmelo
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Carmelo AnthonyAmerican basketball player (born 1984)
- Carmelo SimeoneArgentine association football player (1934–2014)
- Carmelo RobledoBoxer, 1912–1961
- Carmelo AlgarañazBolivian association football player, born 1996
- Carmelo MiccicheFootballer, born 1963
- Carmelo Dominador Flores MorelosCatholic archbishop (1930–2016)
- Carmelo ValenciaColombian footballer, born 1984
- Carmelo Di BellaFootballer and manager (1921-1992)
- Aníbal TroiloArgentine tango musician (1914-1975)
- CarmanAmerican Contemporary Christian music singer, 1956–2021
Questions
- How popular is the name Carmelo?
- In 2025, 11 boys born in England and Wales were named Carmelo, ranking 2,133rd. Its peak was 2023, with 15 births.
- Is Carmelo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 13,173 US babies named Carmelo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Carmelo most popular?
- 2013 in the United States, when 516 babies were named Carmelo, its highest rank at 515th.
- What are other spellings of Carmelo?
- Karmelo.