Camilla
Latin, the feminine of the Roman family name Camillus, which may be Etruscan rather than Latin. Virgil gives the name to a warrior maiden in the Aeneid.
Camilla in 2025
Camilla was given to 847 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 748th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,914 babies born.
The history of Camilla
Camilla reached its highest point in 2019, when 1,224 babies were given the name, ranking 566th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 30,282 babies have been named Camilla. Half of them were born before 2009, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Camilla by decade
| Decade | Babies named Camilla | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | 901 |
| 1890s | 255 | 778 |
| 1900s | 343 | 832 |
| 1910s | 997 | 963 |
| 1920s | 1,277 | 1,096 |
| 1930s | 1,084 | 1,072 |
| 1940s | 1,441 | 876 |
| 1950s | 1,354 | 1,209 |
| 1960s | 1,572 | 1,331 |
| 1970s | 1,233 | 1,506 |
| 1980s | 1,188 | 1,763 |
| 1990s | 1,408 | 1,959 |
| 2000s | 3,198 | 1,051 |
| 2010s | 8,840 | 566 |
| 2020s | 5,959 | 568 |
Where Camilla is heading
Camilla has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 874 babies in 2015 to 847 in 2025.
Names like Camilla
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Camilla.