Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Camala isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Camala through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 196
- 0 boys · 196 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 274 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Camala’s family of names
In English usage, Camala has a related form in Camilla.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Camala, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Carla
“a free woman” · “a small, strong woman”
>99% girls
Karla
“a small, strong woman” · “a free woman”
>99% girls
Caprice
“one who is impulsive and unpredictable”
8% boys · 92% girls
Karena
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Cami
“crooked nose”
>99% girls
Kimberley
“as precious as gold” · “of the royal fortress”
>99% girls
Ursula
“resembling a little bear”
>99% girls
Alesia
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls