Given name
Camila
“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”
Camila is a variant of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Camila 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Camila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 123,976
- 122 boys · 123,854 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 8,171 babies
- 2025
- 6,599
- #19 for girls · #9,054 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6,591 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 19 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (1,682). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 72,537 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.
Camila’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Camila has a diminutive in Mila. In Portuguese usage, Camila has a conventional equivalent in the French form Camille. Camila has a related form in Camilla.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Camila has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Camila
- Camila MendesAmerican actressborn 1994
- Camila GiorgiItalian tennis playerborn 1991
- Camila VallejoChilean politician (born 1988)
- Camila MorroneAmerican actressborn 1997
- Camila BordonabaArgentine actressborn 1984
- Camila PitangaBrazilian actress and TV presenterborn 1977
- Camila SodiMexican actress and modelborn 1986
- Camila BraitBrazilian volleyball playerborn 1988
- Ćamila MičijevićCroatian handball playerborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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