Carmelo
Meaning
from Mount Carmel, Hebrew for 'garden' or 'vineyard'
Carmelo around the world
One shared root links 4 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from Mount Carmel, Hebrew karmel "garden, orchard", by way of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; the Spanish form leans on Latin carmen "song"
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Carmelo peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
883 people · the #8,999 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 60
Among people named Carmelo living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Carmelo
Most people given the name Carmelo in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Carmelo deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Carmelo truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Carmelo fits with your family’s names and surname.
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