Given name
Camelia
“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”
Camelia is a variant of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Camelia is a variant of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Camelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,942
- 0 boys · 2,942 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,729 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,729 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 71 in 1987. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,833 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.
Camelia’s family of names
Camelia has a related form in Camilla.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Camelia
- Camelia PotecRomanian swimmerborn 1982
- Camelia Macoviciuc-MihalceaRomanian rowerborn 1968
- Camelia Voineagymnastborn 1970
- Camelia DiaconescuRomanian rowerborn 1963
- Camelia MalikIndonesian singerborn 1955
- Camelia LupașcuRomanian rowerborn 1986
- Camelia CeasarRomanian association football playerborn 1997
- Camelia EntekhabifardIranian journalistborn 1973
- Camelia HoteaRomanian handball playerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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