Skip to content
BrazilNames BrazilNames
PT

Meaning of the nameCarmelito

Carmelito is a masculine name, the masculine of Carmelita, a diminutive of Carmel, a name linked to Mount Carmel and to Hebrew karmel.

Meaning

“masculine of Carmelita, diminutive of Carmel, from Hebrew karmel ('garden' according to Behind the Name; 'vineyard of God' according to Wiktionary)”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelito · Behind the Name: Carmelita · Behind the Name: Carmel · Wiktionary: Carmel

More names that mean nature

People (2022)
1,449
Rank in Brazil
#6,417
Median age
60 years
2010 Census
1,872
people

Carmelito in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Carmelito, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (360 people).

0 women 1,434 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Carmelito is most common

States with the highest share of people named Carmelito in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.004%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia6170.004%
São Paulo2310.001%
Minas Gerais1790.001%
Goiás580.001%
Mato Grosso430.001%
Paraná380.000%
Pará380.001%
Rio Grande do Sul370.000%
Espírito Santo310.001%
Rio de Janeiro280.000%
Santa Catarina220.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul170.001%
Distrito Federal160.001%
Pernambuco150.000%
Sergipe150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Carmelito

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Carmelito as the masculine of Carmelita. According to Behind the Name, Carmelita is a Spanish diminutive of Carmel, a name taken from the title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Carmel comes from Hebrew karmel, which Behind the Name translates as 'garden' and Wiktionary as 'vineyard of God'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,449 people named Carmelito, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelito · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Carmelita · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Carmel · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Carmel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Carmelito

What does the name Carmelito mean?

Carmelito means “masculine of Carmelita, diminutive of Carmel, from Hebrew karmel ('garden' according to Behind the Name; 'vineyard of God' according to Wiktionary)”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Carmelito in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,449 people with the first name Carmelito, which ranks it number 6,417 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Carmelito a boy's or a girl's name?

Carmelito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,434 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Carmelito?

Carmelito is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Carmelito most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Carmelito (617 people), according to the 2022 Census.

Names that also mean nature

See all

More names of Hebrew origin

See all

Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Carmelito with a source. See the methodology.