Karmello
A name representing a variant spelling of the Spanish name Carmelo.
Name Census estimates that about 662 living Americans carry the first name Karmello. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Karmello today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Karmello births was 2024 (48 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Karmello. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
662
~ 1 in 517,756 Americans
Peak year
2024
48 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,719
Tracked since 2004
Popularity
Karmello: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Karmello from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 359 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Karmello remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Karmello by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Karmello during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Karmellos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Georgia, Texas, Michigan recorded the most babies named Karmello, while Louisiana, California, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 10 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Karmello
The name Karmello has its origins in the ancient Semitic languages of the Middle East. It is derived from the root words "kar" meaning "vineyard" and "mellos" meaning "sweet." This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked in a sweet vineyard.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Karmello dates back to ancient Mesopotamia, where it appears in cuneiform inscriptions from around 2300 BC. These inscriptions mention a man named Karmello who was a respected vintner and trader of fine wines. The name also appears in early Hebrew texts from around 1200 BC, referring to a village named Karmello known for its lush vineyards.
In ancient Greek mythology, there is a figure named Karmello who was a minor deity associated with the harvest and winemaking. He was said to bless the vineyards and ensure a bountiful grape yield each year. This mythological connection likely contributed to the name's enduring popularity in the Mediterranean region.
The first recorded instance of Karmello as a personal name dates back to an Aramaic inscription from around 500 BC, which mentions a man named Karmello son of Barakos. Throughout the centuries, various forms of the name appeared across the Middle East and Mediterranean, including Karmellos, Carmelus, and Carmelo.
One notable figure named Karmello was a 3rd-century BC philosopher and mathematician from Alexandria, Egypt. He is credited with making significant contributions to the field of geometry and is said to have influenced the work of Euclid. Another prominent Karmello was a 6th-century monk from Palestine who founded one of the earliest Christian monasteries on Mount Carmel.
During the Middle Ages, the name Karmello was popular among both Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land region. One famous bearer was Karmello of Antioch, a 12th-century crusader knight who fought in the Third Crusade and is mentioned in several historical accounts of the time.
In Renaissance Italy, the name Karmello enjoyed a resurgence in popularity, with several notable artists and writers bearing the name. These included Karmello Moderno, a 15th-century painter from Florence, and Karmello Parisio, a 16th-century poet and philosopher from Naples.
People
Karmello + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Karmello as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Karmello: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karmello?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 662 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Karmello going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 517,756 US residents.
Is Karmello a common name?
We classify Karmello as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 667 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Karmello most popular?
The single biggest year for Karmello was 2024, when 48 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Karmello is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Karmello in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Karmello a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Karmello in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Karmello still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Karmello in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Karmello can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Karmello?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Karmello on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.