Fun Facts About the Name Camila
- A newer favorite: Camila first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2008 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 18 consecutive years.
- More than 123 thousand babies named Camila: U.S. records list 123,941 babies given the name Camila from 1880 through 2025. Even 122 boys received the name Camila - about 1 boy for every 1,015 girls.
What Does the Name Camila Mean?
Camila is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Camilla, traditionally meaning 'young ceremonial attendant.' The Latin word camilla, with its masculine form camillus, referred to a young person who assisted at Roman religious rites, often described as an acolyte or an attendant at a sacrifice. The name's literal Latin sense comes from that ritual role. The deeper origin of camillus is uncertain; an Etruscan source has been suggested, but it is not established.
Camila Name History & Origins
The Latin name Camilla is ancient. In Roman religious vocabulary, camilli and camillae were young attendants in ceremonial settings. The best-known ancient literary appearance of Camilla is in Virgil's Aeneid, where she is a Volscian warrior maiden dedicated to Diana. Virgil's poem is a famous literary use, not evidence that the name was invented there. In later European languages, the name took different forms: Italian and English usually use Camilla, French uses Camille, and Spanish and Portuguese use Camila. The Spanish and Portuguese Camila has been a common given name in those languages, with the masculine counterpart Camilo. English speakers also use Camila, often as a variant of Camilla and often with a Spanish-influenced pronunciation.
How Popular is the Name Camila?
Camila recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2020. Camila entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #19 | 6,591 | 0.4101% |
| 2024 | #11 | 7,608 | 0.4716% |
| 2023 | #13 | 7,577 | 0.4728% |
| 2022 | #12 | 8,000 | 0.4882% |
| 2021 | #12 | 8,034 | 0.4900% |
| 2020 | #11 | 8,164 | 0.5054% |
| 2019 | #15 | 7,845 | 0.4676% |
| 2018 | #18 | 7,508 | 0.4415% |
| 2017 | #23 | 6,776 | 0.3926% |
| 2016 | #32 | 6,052 | 0.3416% |
| 2015 | #43 | 5,275 | 0.2956% |
| 2014 | #41 | 5,219 | 0.2922% |
| 2013 | #39 | 5,147 | 0.2934% |
| 2012 | #48 | 4,790 | 0.2720% |
| 2011 | #48 | 4,971 | 0.2826% |
| 2010 | #61 | 4,305 | 0.2422% |
| 2009 | #80 | 3,737 | 0.2034% |
| 2008 | #83 | 3,847 | 0.2035% |
| 2007 | #129 | 2,664 | 0.1386% |
| 2006 | #180 | 1,962 | 0.1032% |
| 2005 | #201 | 1,719 | 0.0930% |
| 2004 | #288 | 1,154 | 0.0628% |
| 2003 | #300 | 1,033 | 0.0565% |
| 2002 | #455 | 636 | 0.0354% |
| 2001 | #576 | 443 | 0.0246% |
| 2000 | #660 | 370 | 0.0204% |
| 1999 | #659 | 349 | 0.0197% |
| 1998 | #815 | 261 | 0.0148% |
| 1997 | #877 | 231 | 0.0133% |
| 1996 | #1,188 | 152 | 0.0087% |
| 1995 | #1,347 | 122 | 0.0069% |
| 1994 | #1,277 | 133 | 0.0074% |
| 1993 | #1,448 | 111 | 0.0061% |
| 1992 | #1,603 | 96 | 0.0052% |
| 1991 | #1,937 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 1990 | #1,909 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 1989 | #2,076 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 1988 | #2,157 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1987 | #2,201 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1986 | #2,735 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1985 | #2,320 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1984 | #4,345 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #3,830 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #3,910 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #4,176 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #4,014 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #3,255 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1978 | #4,279 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #5,566 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #3,555 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #3,525 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1974 | #3,327 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #4,388 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #3,413 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1971 | #5,168 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #4,523 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #3,633 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #3,810 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1967 | #2,788 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1966 | #3,987 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #4,532 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #4,381 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,645 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #5,351 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #4,575 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #5,227 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,638 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,959 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #6,174 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #4,719 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,640 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #5,650 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #4,055 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #4,794 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #4,243 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #4,405 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,427 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1938 | #3,900 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #4,295 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #4,300 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,817 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1927 | #4,374 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #4,946 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #3,160 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #2,800 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #3,446 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #4,017 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #3,552 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #3,388 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #3,177 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1914 | #3,696 | 5 | 0.0007% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,054 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #7,825 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,047 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,005 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,010 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #10,818 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #9,033 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #7,715 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #8,266 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #8,254 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #9,804 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,816 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #8,992 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #12,579 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,215 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #9,042 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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