Given name & surname

Camay

Camay is a surname from Cebuano. It is used in Cebuano.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Camay comes from Cebuano.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Camay through the years

Babies since 1880
72
0 boys · 72 girls
Most popular year
1992
10 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246198020002025Highest share 19980.0
Camay in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1979–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 169 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.

Camay’s family of names

Camay may belong to the same name family as CAMMAY. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Camay’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Camay, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Germanic languages · Modern

Karly

“a small, strong woman”

35RareCooling

>99% girls

Sardinian · Modern

Deiana

“fairy”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Germanic languages · Modern

Karlie

“a small, strong woman”

38RareCooling

>99% girls

Celtic languages · Modern

Breanna

“from the high hill; one who ascends”

35RareCooling

>99% girls

Haitian Creole · Modern

Makenzy

Makenzy is a masculine given name from Haitian Creole. It is used in French.

12Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Tahitian · Modern

Tehani

“the”

23RareSteady

>99% girls

Cebuano · Modern

Amihan

Amihan is a surname from Cebuano. It is used in Tagalog and Cebuano.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Catria

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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