Given name
Karmela
“from the garden or vineyard”
Karmela is a variant of Karmel. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the garden or vineyard.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karmela is a variant of Karmel. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the garden or vineyard.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karmela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 219
- 0 boys · 219 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,403 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,403 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 309 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.
Karmela’s family of names
Karmela has a related form in Karmel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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.
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