Given name & surname
Kamera
“surrounded by light”
Kamera is a variant of Kamyra. One American interpretation is “surrounded by light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kamera is a variant of Kamyra. One American interpretation is “surrounded by light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kamera is a variant of Kamyra. An origin associated with Kamyra is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kamera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 274
- 0 boys · 274 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,065 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,065 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 296 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.
Kamera’s family of names
Kamera has a related form in Kamyra. In Greek usage, Kamera as a surname is a transliteration of Κάμερα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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