Given name
Kamilla
“a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin”
In English use, Kamilla is a variant of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kamilla is a variant of Camilla. In Italian use, Camilla carries the interpretation “a ceremonial attendant; a noble virgin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kamilla is a variant of Kamilah. Kamilah has been associated with Arabic and Italian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Kamilla developed from Camilla.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kamilla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,203
- 0 boys · 3,203 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 224 babies
- 2025
- 134
- #1,575 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 134 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,575 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (25). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,368 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.
Kamilla’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Kamilla developed from the Latin form Camilla. In Latvian usage, Kamilla has a conventional equivalent in the French form Camille. In English usage, Kamilla has a related form in Camilla.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kamilla has relatives in 7 languages.
4 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kamilla
- Kamilla RakhimovaUzbekistani female tennis playerborn 2001
- Kamilla Rytter JuhlDanish badminton playerborn 1983
- Camilla HornGerman actress (1903-1996)
- Camilla RaveraItalian politician (1889-1988)
- Kamilla GafurzianovaRussian female fencerborn 1988
- Camilla SparvSwedish actressborn 1943
- Kamilla TreverRussian-Soviet historian, orientalist, and university teacher (1892–1974)
- Camilla von Hollayactress (1894-1967)
- YllaHungarian photographer (1911-1955)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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