Given name
Camella
“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”
Camella is a variant of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Camella 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 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Camella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,199
- 0 boys · 1,199 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 893 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.
Camella’s family of names
Camella has a related form in Camilla.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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