Carmel

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Carmèl in NL Netherlands and คาร์เมลี in TH Thailand.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Carmel is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Hebrew name2.9K records spelled Carmel8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Israel

  Also written כרמל, Karmel, Karmil, Cāřmel, הכרמל

• a separate name843 records spelled Carmel5 spellings in the group

  Also written Carmél

61 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Carmel is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, Hebrew 'the garden'; used in Ireland in honour of Mount Carmel.

  as a name·Irish first names

• Hebrew, ‘the garden’. A name used in Ireland in honour 30  Catriona of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in the Holy Land. According to legend, the Blessed Virgin was often in the vicinity of this mountain. The Spanish form, Carmen, was made well known to opera lovers by Bizet.

  as a name·Irish first names

• Marian name honouring Nuestra Sefiora de Carmel ‘Our Lady of Carmel’. Carmel is a mountain in the Holy Land populated from an early date by Christian hermits, who were later organized into the Carmelite order of monks. Also: Carmela.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, Apparemment de (Le) Carmel, nom de quelques localités en France.

  as a name·Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition

• In English, town. IN, NY; Mount, Israel

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 135 years between 1888–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Carmel Myersb. 1899USAmerican actress (1899–1980)
• Moshe Carmelb. 1911ILIsraeli politician (1911-2003)
• Carmel McSharryb. 1926IEIrish actress (1926-2018)
• Roger C. Carmelb. 1932USAmerican actor (1932-1986)
• Carmel Cryanb. 1949GBBritish actress
• Carmel Busuttilb. 1964MTMaltese footballer
• Carmel Tebbuttb. 1964AUAustralian politician (1964-)
• Carmel Shamab. 1973ILIsraeli politician
• Carmel Mooreb. 1985GBBritish pornographic actress
• Carmel AmitCACanadian actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 560 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Carmel?

We estimate roughly 5.4 thousand people bear Carmel (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Carmel have the most bearers?

Carmel is most frequently recorded in Anguilla, where it is most often spelled carmel.

What does the name Carmel mean?

Recorded meaning: From Hebrew Karmel, 'garden/vineyard'; also a biblical mountain name.