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Carmita
How to Pronounce Carmita
Pronounced kar-MEE-tuh /kɑːrˈmiːtə/Medium
Meaning: Carmita reads as an affectionate Spanish diminutive of Carmen, adding the -ita ending to a name linked to the Hebrew Carmel, meaning garden or orchard, and to the Marian devotion of Mount Carmel.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Carmita came to the United States mainly through Latino families. It appeared from the late nineteen-twenties, echoed Carmen's steady use, and reached a modest high in 1977.
The name stayed rare in the national record, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at most, and its brief run closed in the early nineteen-eighties. A woman named Carmita at that peak would be near fifty today, her name still fondly recognized across the Spanish-speaking world.
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What does the name Carmita mean?
It is a Spanish diminutive of Carmen, linked to the garden of Carmel and Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
How do you pronounce Carmita?
It is said kar-MEE-tuh /kɑːrˈmiːtə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Carmita a boy or girl name?
Carmita is recorded as a girl's name.
How popular is Carmita?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-seventies.