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Carmela

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Carmela: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #2148 to #5785.199720032008201420192025#2148#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2683
1997#2738
1998#2165
1999#3225
2000#3912
2001#3262
2003#3099
2004#3725
2005#3382
2006#2320
2007#3218
2008#3005
2009#2148
2010#3156
2011#5785
2013#3536
2014#4003
2015#4736
2016#3609
2017#3583
2018#2340
2019#3151
2021#3192
2022#2673
2023#4056
2024#3695
2025#4867

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 27 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1972–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1972 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #471 in Republic of Ireland in 1972.

Carmela's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#48674HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#36956HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#40565HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#26739HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#31927HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#31517HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#234011HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#35836HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#40035HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#35366HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#31567HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#214811HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#30057HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#32186HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#37254HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#30995HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#21657HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#27385HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#26835HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#4713HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Carmela is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Carmela, between 1972 and 2025, in 28 of those 54 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1972England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200919722025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland19721#471 in 1972
England and Wales1996–202527#2148 in 2009

Its high point came 37 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1972) than in England and Wales (2009).

No registrar recorded it for 23 years after 1972; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Carmela

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1972–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1972 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #471 in Republic of Ireland in 1972. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.