Given name & surname
Camilo
“one who is born free; one who is noble”
Camilo is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “one who is born free; one who is noble.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “one who is born free; one who is noble.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
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
Camilo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,058
- 9,058 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 682 babies
- 2025
- 503
- #585 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +144%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 503 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 585 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 144.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (131). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,757 as a first name in 2020; 2,778 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.
Camilo’s family of names
Camilo is a masculine form of Camilla. In Portuguese usage, Camilo has a conventional equivalent in the French form Camille. In Spanish usage, Camilo has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Kamil.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Camilo has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Camilo
- Camilo José CelaSpanish writer (1916–2002)
- Camilo CienfuegosCuban revolutionary fighter and guerilla (1932–1959)
- Camilo VargasColombian association football playerborn 1989
- Camilo Torres RestrepoColombian theologian (1929-1966)
- Camilo Castelo Branco19th-century Portuguese writer (1825–1890)
- CamiloColombian singerborn 1994
- Camilo Ponce EnríquezPresident of Ecuador (1956 - 1960)1912–1976
- Camilo SanvezzoMexican soccer playerborn 1988
- Camilo Torres Tenoriopresident of Nueva Granada (today Colombia)1766–1816
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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