Spellings

Carmelo or Karmelo?

In the US in 2025, 70% of babies in this name family were spelled Carmelo and 21% Karmelo. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Carmelo70% of the family377 born in 2025#710 among boys+7% since 2015Karmelo21% of the family114 born in 2025#1,520 among boys×3 since 2015Carmello8% of the family44 born in 2025#2,833 among boys−33% since 2015

Ten years ago

Carmelo already led in 2015, with 76% of the family's births; it has 70% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 465 to 535 births (+15%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Carmelo353377+7%
Karmelo46114×3
Carmello6644−33%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /kɑrˈmɛloʊ/ (kar-MEL-oh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Carmelo 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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