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Carmelo

Pronounced K AA0 R M EH1 L OW0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 2013
  • 121 years in use
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How popular is Carmelo?

Carmelo is a boys' name, and first appears in 1904. It has been given to 12,836 children — the 935th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2013, when 514 children were given it.

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2013Boys: 514Girls: 0

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K AA0 R M EH1 L OW0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Carmelo

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Carmelo

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Carmelo?
Carmelo ranks 935th among boys' names in US records, with 12,836 births since 1904. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,548.
Is Carmelo a unisex name?
No. Carmelo is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Carmelo most popular?
2013, when 514 children were given the name. It has been in use for 121 years and is still recorded as of 2024.