Meaning of the nameCarmelo
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Latin origin
- Car-me-lo
Carmelo is a male name that comes from the Latin Carmelus, the name of Mount Carmel, of Hebrew origin, and is linked to the sense of 'garden'.
- People (2022)
- 883
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,999
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,118
- people
Carmelo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Carmelo, 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 (186 people).
0 women 872 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 Carmelo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Carmelo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 254 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 78 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 69 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 19 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 17 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Carmelo
According to Machado (1981), cited in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), Carmelo comes from the Latin Carmēlus, the name of the Mount Carmel range, of Hebrew origin, which would mean 'garden'. Behind the Name presents Carmelo as a masculine form of Carmel, a name linked to the Hebrew Karmel, 'garden', and to the mountain in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament. In its Italian entry, Wiktionary records Carmelo as a male name of biblical origin and a masculine form of Carmela. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 883 people named Carmelo, with a median age of 60.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmelo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Carmel · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Carmelo · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Carmelo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Carmelo
What does the name Carmelo mean?
Carmelo means “garden”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Carmelo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 883 people with the first name Carmelo, which ranks it number 8,999 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Carmelo a boy's or a girl's name?
Carmelo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 872 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Carmelo?
Carmelo is a name of Hebrew and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Carmelo most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Carmelo (254 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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