as a First Name
Of early Christian origin, referring to ‘Our Lady of Carmel’, a title of the Virgin Mary. Carmel is the name (meaning ‘garden’ or ‘orchard’ in Hebrew) of a mountain in the Holy Land near modern Haifa, which was populated from very early Christian times by hermits. They were later organized into the Carmelite order of monks. The name is used mainly by Roman Catholics.
| 2,092nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 9,947
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Connecticut
- has the most people named Carmel per capita
- 1914
- marked the height of its popularity
98%
2%
50%
55+
55+
43%
30-54
30-54
4%
13-29
13-29
3%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map