Given name
Cammy
“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”
In English use, Cammy is a short form of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Cammy is a short form of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Cammy is a short form of Camille. In English usage, Cammy is a short form of Camilla.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cammy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,556
- 0 boys · 1,556 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 70 in 1968. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,433 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.
Cammy’s family of names
In English usage, Cammy is a short form of Camille. In English usage, Cammy has a related form in Cami. In English usage, Cammy is a short form of Camilla.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Cammy
- Cammy BellScottish footballer (born 1986)
- Cammy SmithScottish footballer (born 1995)
- Cammy MacGregorAmerican tennis playerborn 1968
- Cammy MylerAmerican lugerborn 1968
- Cammy KerrScottish footballer (born 1995)
Characters named Cammy: Cammy (the Street Fighter fighting game series).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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