Carmella vs Carol

Side-by-side comparison of Carmella and Carol - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Carmella

Girl name · Rank #1341

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Name B

Carol

Girl name · Rank #2639

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Metric Carmella Carol
Current Rank #1341 #2639
Total Births (all years) 20,653 816,928
Peak Year 1922 1946
Peak Year Births 554 34,284
Peak Decade 1920s 1940s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1891 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carmella Carol
1880s - 120
1890s 107 394
1900s 444 964
1910s 2,863 5,585
1920s 4,761 22,978
1930s 2,392 117,731
1940s 1,541 292,333
1950s 1,465 222,656
1960s 1,408 112,333
1970s 879 23,477
1980s 690 8,808
1990s 456 4,952
2000s 1,111 2,727
2010s 1,553 1,379
2020s 983 491

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carmella Carol
2014 158 150
2015 153 118
2016 148 129
2017 162 114
2018 158 114
2019 174 112
2020 158 100
2021 147 87
2022 176 82
2023 158 74
2024 170 66
2025 174 82

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1891–2025.

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