Given name & surname
Kamila
“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”
Kamila 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
Kamila 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
Kamila is a feminine form of Kamil. Kamil has been associated with Latin and Arabic naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain. Kamila 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 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kamila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,098
- 0 boys · 20,098 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,383 babies
- 2025
- 851
- #357 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 851 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 357 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (206). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,706 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.
Kamila’s family of names
In Polish usage, Kamila has a diminutive in Kamilcia. Kamila shares a linguistic root with Camilla. In Czech usage, Kamila has a conventional equivalent in the French form Camille.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kamila has relatives in 14 languages.
14 related names in 14 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.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kamila
- Kamila BeregszasziovaSlovak association football player (born 1980)
- Kamila SkolimowskaPolish hammer thrower1982–2009
- Kamila ValievaRussian figure skater (born 2006)
- Kamila ShamsiePakistani and British writer and novelist (born 1973)
- Kamila LićwinkoPolish high jumperborn 1986
- Kamila ChudzikPolish athletics competitor (born 1986)
- Kamila Gasiuk-PihowiczPolish jurist, politician and member of parliamentborn 1983
- Kamila ŻukPolish biathleteborn 1997
- Kamila RajdlováCzech cross-country skierborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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