Carmel

Where Carmel comes from

From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, “vineyard of El/God”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Carmel
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1888
    First appearance
    #1,276 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1899
    Carmel Myers born
    American actress
  3. 1914
    Peak, #585
    94 babies named Carmel — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1940
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,080.
  5. 1964
    Carmel Busuttil born
    Maltese footballer
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew from the Roman Catholic epithet of Virgin Mary at Mount Carmel.
Namesakes
  • Carmel Myers · American actress, 1899–1980
  • Carmel Busuttil · Maltese footballer, born 1964
  • Carmel Moore · British pornographic actress, born 1985
  • Carmel Budiardjo · British activist, 1925–2021
  • Carmel Snow · Irish fashion editor, 1887–1961

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.