Given name & surname · also Latin
Kamil
“the perfect man”·“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”
Kamil is a variant of Kamal. One Arabic interpretation is “the perfect man.” Kamil is a masculine form of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Original LatinCamillus
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kamil is a variant of Kamal. One Arabic interpretation is “the perfect man.” Kamil is a masculine form of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Latin and Arabic naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kamil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,643
- 2,092 boys · 551 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 104 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,555 for boys · #11,399 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 78% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,555 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 82 in 2006. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,048 as a first name in 2020; 803 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.
Kamil’s family of names
In Czech usage, Kamil has a diminutive in KAMILEK. Kamil is a masculine form of Camilla. In Czech usage, Kamil has a conventional equivalent in the French form Camille.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kamil has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
16 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kamil
- Kamil GlikPolish association football playerborn 1988
- Kamil StochPolish ski jumper (born 1987)
- Kamil GrosickiPolish association football player (born 1988)
- Kamil GrabaraPolish association football playerborn 1999
- Kamil KopúnekSlovak footballerborn 1984
- Kamil KosowskiPolish footballerborn 1977
- Kamil PiątkowskiPolish association football playerborn 2000
- Kamil JóźwiakPolish association football playerborn 1998
- Kâmil PashaOttoman statesman and Grand Vizier (1833-1913)1832–1913
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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