The baby name Karmela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kar-MEL-ah (IPA: /kɑrˈmɛlə/).
The baby name Karmela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kar-MEL-ah (IPA: /kɑrˈmɛlə/).
Karmela is Hebrew, Spanish in Origin.
Karmela is a Slavic-influenced form of Carmela, itself from the Hebrew Karmel, “garden, vineyard,” or “fruitful field,” the name of the biblical Mount Carmel in northern Israel. Through Marian devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the root spread widely into European naming traditions. The K-initial spelling aligns with orthographies in Croatian, Slovenian, and Polish, where the Carmelite order is known as Karmel.
Usage has been steady in Catholic regions across the Mediterranean and the Balkans, with 20th‑century peaks. Variants and relatives include Carmela, Carmella, Carmel, Carmelina, Carmelita, Karmele (Basque), Karmella, and the masculine Carmelo; Carmen is a Spanish devotional offshoot. Nicknames include Mela, Mel, Ela, and Karmi. The name carries connotations of fertility, greenery, and spiritual refuge.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #136 | 2 | 1,651 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #140 | 3 | 1,888 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #160 | 171 | 3,687 |
| HR | 0 | #164 | 16 | 2,081 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #354 | 5 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #411 | 10 | 1,885 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #421 | 9 | 13,098 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #599 | 19 | 11,648 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #828 | 11 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #877 | 10 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #906 | 11 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #915 | 69 | 5,561 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #934 | 10 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #946 | 14 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,145 | 8 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,172 | 12 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,358 | 89 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Karmela is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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