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 Namashulua (born 1962), Mozambican teacher and politician
• 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