Given name & surname
Camille
“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”
Camille is a variant of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Camille is a variant of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Camille developed from Camilla.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Camille through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 77,120
- 1,398 boys · 75,722 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 1,344 babies
- 2025
- 1,308
- #240 for girls · #8,368 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,299 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 240 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,344 in 2012. It also appeared in 9 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (188). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 62,246 as a first name in 2020; 1,129 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Camille’s family of names
In English usage, Camille has a short form in CAMMY. Camille is a masculine form of Camilla. In French usage, Camille has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Camila.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Camille has relatives in 16 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
15 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Camille
- Camille DesmoulinsFrench journalist, politician and revolutionary (1760-1794)
- Camille ClaudelFrench sculptor (1864–1943)
- Camille MuffatFrench swimmer (1989–2015)
- Camille JordanFrench mathematician (1838-1922)
- Camille PagliaAmerican feminist academic and critic (born 1947)
- Camille ChautempsFrench politician (1885–1963)
- Camille ChamounPresident of Lebanon from 1952 to 19581900–1987
- Camille HuysmansBelgian former prime minister (1871-1968)
- Camille AbilyFrench association football playerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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