Camira
Derived from the Arabic name "Qamar" meaning "moon" or "moonlight."
Name Census estimates that about 185 living Americans carry the first name Camira. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Camira today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Camira births was 2006 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Camira. 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
185
~ 1 in 1,852,726 Americans
Peak year
2006
14 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,403
Tracked since 1999
Census
Camira in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 165 people with the first name Camira, which placed it at #43,061 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
#43,061
National first-name rank
People counted
165
165 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
75.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Camira
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camira is Black at 75.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (10.3%) and White (6.7%). 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 Camira 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 Camira at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American75.2% · 124
- Two or more races10.3% · 17
- White6.7% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1
Popularity
Camira: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Camira from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 74 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Camira remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Camira 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 Camira during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Camira
The name Camira is believed to have originated from the ancient Etruscan civilization, which flourished in what is now modern-day Italy between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC. It is thought to be derived from the Etruscan word "camirs," meaning "gift" or "offering."
Camira was a relatively uncommon name during the Etruscan era, and there are no known references to it in any significant historical texts or records from that time. However, the name may have been used as a personal name or as a term of endearment among the Etruscan people.
The earliest recorded use of the name Camira dates back to the Roman era, where it appears in a few inscriptions and personal accounts from the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. It is likely that the name was introduced to the Roman world through contact with Etruscan culture and language.
One notable individual named Camira from antiquity was a Roman woman mentioned in a funerary inscription from the 2nd century AD, which was discovered in the city of Ostia Antica, near modern-day Rome. The inscription suggests that she was a freedwoman (a former slave who had been granted her freedom).
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods, the name Camira fell out of common use, but it did resurface occasionally in various parts of Europe. For instance, there is a record of a woman named Camira who lived in the 14th century in the town of Siena, Italy.
In more recent times, a few notable individuals have borne the name Camira, including Camira Avila (1935-2021), a Mexican actress and dancer who appeared in several films and television shows throughout the 20th century. Additionally, Camira Asrori (born 1980) is an Indonesian model and television presenter.
Other individuals named Camira throughout history include Camira Braganza (1855-1932), a Brazilian writer and poet active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Camira Ferreira (1925-2018), a Portuguese artist and sculptor known for her abstract works.
It is worth noting that while the name Camira has ancient roots and a few notable bearers throughout history, it has remained relatively rare and obscure compared to many other given names.
People
Camira + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Camira 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
Camira: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Camira?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 185 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Camira 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 1,852,726 US residents.
Is Camira a common name?
We classify Camira as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 187 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Camira most popular?
The single biggest year for Camira was 2006, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Camira is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Camira in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 165 people with the name Camira, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,061 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 Camira 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 Camira?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Camira leans strongly female. 168 people counted with this name were female (97.7%), compared with 4 male bearers (2.3%). 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 Camira?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camira is Black at 75.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (10.3%) and White (6.7%). 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 Camira most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Camira in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.2% (124 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 Camira in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Camira a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Camira 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 Camira still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Camira 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 Camira 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 have the name Camira?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Camira on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.