Camilo
A Spanish name meaning a baby born while traveling or from Rome.
Name Census estimates that about 7,957 living Americans carry the first name Camilo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Camilo today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Camilo births was 2022 (682 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Camilo. 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.
People living today
8.0K
~ 1 in 43,076 Americans
Peak year
2022
682 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#526
Tracked since 1909
Popularity
Camilo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Camilo from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 2,587 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Camilo 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 Camilo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Camilos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 34 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Camilo, while Idaho, Iowa, Utah recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 194 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Camilo
The name Camilo has its origins in the Latin language, derived from the ancient Roman family name Camillus. The name Camillus itself is believed to have originated from the Etruscan word "camillus," which referred to a young acolyte or servant in religious ceremonies.
In ancient Rome, the name Camillus was borne by several notable individuals, including Marcus Furius Camillus, a Roman dictator and military leader who lived in the 4th century BC. He was celebrated for his victories over the Gauls and for his role in the defense of Rome during the Gallic invasion.
The name Camilo gained popularity in the Christian tradition, as it was the name of a 6th-century Spanish Saint, Saint Camilo de Lelis, who was the founder of the Order of Clerks Regular Ministers to the Sick, also known as the Camillians. Saint Camilo de Lelis, born in 1550 and died in 1614, dedicated his life to caring for the sick and the poor.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Camilo can be found in the writings of the Italian humanist and philosopher Pico della Mirandola, who lived in the 15th century. He mentioned a certain Camilo in one of his works.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Camilo. These include Camilo Castelo Branco (1825-1890), a renowned Portuguese novelist and playwright, and Camilo José Cela (1916-2002), a Spanish writer and Nobel Prize laureate in Literature.
Other famous individuals with the name Camilo include Camilo Cienfuegos (1932-1959), a Cuban revolutionary and military leader who played a pivotal role in the Cuban Revolution; Camilo Torres Restrepo (1929-1966), a Colombian priest, sociologist, and revolutionary; and Camilo Pascual (1923-1997), a Cuban-American baseball player who played for the Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins.
People
Camilo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Camilo 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
Camilo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Camilo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7,957 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Camilo 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 43,076 US residents.
Is Camilo a common name?
We classify Camilo as "Rare". It ranks above 97.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 8,552 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Camilo most popular?
The single biggest year for Camilo was 2022, when 682 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Camilo is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Camilo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Camilo in the SSA data are male. 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.
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.