Given name
Kamelia
“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”
Kamelia connects to the Camilla name family through Kamilah. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kamelia connects to the Camilla name family through Kamilah. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kamelia is a variant of Kamilah. Kamilah has been associated with Arabic and Italian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kamelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 435
- 0 boys · 435 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,149 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,149 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 536 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.
Kamelia’s family of names
Kamelia has a related form in Kamilah. In Polish usage, Kamelia has a conventional equivalent in the French form Camélia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kamelia
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