Carmelo

“Vineyard of God” — Hebrew, via Carmel/Mount Carmel; Carmelo is the Italian/Spanish male form origin

Boy's name · #712 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Carmelo reached its best rank, #515, in 2013 and ranked #712 in 2025. Roughly 13,000 boys have been named Carmelo since 1904. Together with its spelling variant Karmelo (#1523), Carmelo would rank around #594 with about 490 births last year — the newborns split about 77/23 between Carmelo and Karmelo.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,800 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Carmelos

Carmelo Anthony — American basketball player
Carmelo Bene — Italian actor (1937–2002)
Carmelo Cedrún — Spanish footballer
Carmelo Simeone — Argentine association football player (1934–2014)
Carmelo Robledo — boxer

What Carmelos become

Among 421 notable people named Carmelo:

Political leaders appear 1.32× more often than among typical names — e.g. Carmelo Abela, Maltese politician.

Similar names: Karmelo · Rey · Carmine · Dangelo · Joziah · Camilo

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