Given name
Camillus
“one who is born free; one who is noble”
Camillus is a variant of Camilo. One Latin interpretation is “one who is born free; one who is noble.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Camillus is a variant of Camilo. One Latin interpretation is “one who is born free; one who is noble.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Camillus is a variant of Camilo. An origin associated with Camilo is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Camillus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47
- 47 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1963. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 127 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.
Camillus’s family of names
In English usage, Camillus has a feminine form in Camilla. In Latin usage, Camillus has a conventional equivalent in the French form Camille. Camillus has a related form in Camilo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Camillus has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Camillus
- Camillus Archibong EtokudohNigerian catholic bishopborn 1949
- Camillus Paul MaesBelgian-American Catholic bishop (1846–1915)
- Camillus NyropDanish physician and musical instrument maker1811–1883
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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