Carmelina
Carmelina is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein and Alan Jay Lerner, lyrics by Lerner, and music by Burton Lane.
Meaning & Origin of Carmelina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carmelina is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein and Alan Jay Lerner, lyrics by Lerner, and music by Burton Lane.
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The Story of Carmelina
Carmelina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1910, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 39 Carmelinas were born — ranking #1,243 that year. As of 2026, Carmelina ranks #6,103 for baby girls with 19 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Carmelinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carmelina
Carmelina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Carmelina's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #1,243. Use the chart and map above to compare Carmelina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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