Camilia
A feminine name derived from the Latin name Camillus, meaning "attendant at religious ceremonies".
Name Census estimates that about 644 living Americans carry the first name Camilia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Camilia today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Camilia births was 2022 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Camilia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Camilia with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
644
~ 1 in 532,227 Americans
Peak year
2022
28 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,457
Tracked since 1963
Census
Camilia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 948 people with the first name Camilia, which placed it at #12,921 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,921
National first-name rank
People counted
948
948 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
52.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Camilia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camilia is Hispanic at 52.0%. The next largest groups are White (24.1%) and Black (17.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Camilia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Camilia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino52.0% · 493
- White24.1% · 228
- Black or African American17.5% · 166
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 27
- Two or more races2.8% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 7
Popularity
Camilia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Camilia from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 152 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Camilia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Camilia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Camilia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Camilias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Camilia
The name Camilia has its origins in Latin and is derived from the feminine form of the Roman family name Camillus. The root of the name is believed to come from the ancient Etruscan word "camillus," which referred to a young boy who assisted in religious ceremonies.
In ancient Roman culture, the name Camillus was associated with nobility and was borne by several prominent figures, including Marcus Furius Camillus, a Roman dictator and military leader who played a crucial role in the defense of Rome against the Gauls in the 4th century BC.
The feminine form, Camilia, gained popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly in Italy and other parts of Europe influenced by Latin and Roman culture. It was often used as a feminine variant of the male name Camillus or as a separate name in its own right.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Camilia can be found in the 14th century, when it was borne by Camilia Savelli, an Italian noblewoman from the powerful Savelli family of Rome. Another notable historical figure with this name was Camilia Battista da Varano, an Italian noblewoman and poet who lived in the 15th century and was renowned for her literary works.
In the 16th century, Camilia Lupi was an Italian painter and engraver who achieved recognition for her artistic talents during the Renaissance period. A few centuries later, Camilia Ravera (1889-1988) was an Italian politician and trade unionist who played a significant role in the Italian labor movement and served as a member of the Italian Parliament.
Another notable bearer of the name was Camilia Cederna (1911-1997), an Italian journalist and writer known for her investigative reporting and advocacy for environmental and social issues. She was a prominent figure in exposing corruption and advocating for transparency in Italian politics and society.
The name Camilia has maintained its presence throughout history, often associated with individuals from Italian or Latin cultural backgrounds. While its popularity has ebbed and flowed over the centuries, it has remained a distinctive and evocative name with roots tracing back to ancient Roman times.
People
Camilia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Camilia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Camilia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Camilia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 644 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Camilia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 532,227 US residents.
Is Camilia a common name?
We classify Camilia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 664 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Camilia most popular?
The single biggest year for Camilia was 2022, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Camilia is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Camilia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 948 people with the name Camilia, or 0.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,921 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Camilia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Camilia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Camilia appears almost entirely female. Of the 944 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Camilia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camilia is Hispanic at 52.0%. The next largest groups are White (24.1%) and Black (17.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Camilia most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Camilia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 52.0% (493 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Camilia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Camilia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Camilia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Camilia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Camilia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Camilia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Camilia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.