Carmelita is a feminine given name in Spanish, Filipino and English.
Notable people with this name include:
Carmelita Abalos (born 1962), Filipino politician
Carmelita Abdurahman, Filipino academic in the field of linguistics
Carmelita Correa (born 1988), Mexican track and field athlete
Carmelita Geraghty (1901 - 1966), American silent-film actress and painter
Carmelita González (1928 – 2010), Mexican actress
Carmelita Hinton (1890 - 1983), American educator
Carmelita Jeter (born 1979), retired American sprinter
Carmelita Little Turtle, Apache/Tarahumara photographer
Carmelita Maracci (1908 – 1987), American dancer and choreographer
Carmelita Pope (1924 – 2019), American actress
Carmelita Torres, Mexican human rights activist
Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti (born 1936), retired officer of the United States Air Force