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Why parents love Carmella- Mount Carmel is where Elijah defeated Baal's prophets.
- The Sopranos' Carmela is TV's most complex mob wife.
- Three syllables with a warm, Italian sound: kar-MEL-ah.
- The meaning garden/vineyard of God is divinely pastoral.
- The -ella ending gives maximum Italian flow.
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The vibe of Carmella
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Origin & history of Carmella
Hebrew Carmel (vineyard of God)
→ Italian -ella Carmella
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English / Hebrew roots
Carmella comes from the Hebrew Carmel meaning garden or vineyard of God. Mount Carmel is where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal. The Sopranos' Carmela is one of TV's most complex characters.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hebrew; The Sopranos (1999).
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Today
Carmella remains a beloved choice, ranking #1409 in the US. 20,477 babies have been named Carmella since 1891.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Carmella?
1922
peak year
Today, Carmella is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1409), with only about 160 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1922, 554 babies were given the name (ranked #276 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Carmella's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 20,477 babies have been registered as Carmella since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
554
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #276)
(ranked #276)
160
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,600
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
20,477
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Carmella2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Carmella's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — vineyard-of-God nurturing. People named Carmella tend to be warm, complex, and gifted at being the most morally layered person in any garden.
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Most morally layered✦
Vineyard-of-God◈
Elijah's-mountain◎
Sopranos-complex♡
-ella ItalianC3
A1
R9
M4
E5
L3
L3
A1
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Carmella🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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