Given name
Carmelina
“garden”·“of the fruitful orchard”
Carmelina is a variant of Carmel. Interpretations include “garden” (Hebrew) and “of the fruitful orchard” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carmelina is a variant of Carmel. Interpretations include “garden” (Hebrew) and “of the fruitful orchard” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carmelina is a variant of Carmel. An origin associated with Carmel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carmelina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,494
- 0 boys · 1,494 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,590 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,590 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,330 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carmelina’s family of names
Carmelina has a related form in Carmel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Carmelina
- Carmelina MoscatoCanadian soccer playerborn 1984
- Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas i Martínez del RomeroSpanish historian and writer1921–2009
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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