Kamill
A masculine Arabic/Egyptian name meaning "perfection" or "successful."
Name Census estimates that about 68 living Americans carry the first name Kamill. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kamill today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kamill births was 2011 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kamill. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Kamill. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
68
~ 1 in 5,040,505 Americans
Peak year
2011
11 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2014 SSA rank
#17,818
Tracked since 1995
Census
Kamill in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 153 people with the first name Kamill, which placed it at #44,840 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
#44,840
National first-name rank
People counted
153
153 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
54.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kamill
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamill is Black at 54.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.3%) and White (12.4%). 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 Kamill 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 Kamill at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American54.9% · 84
- Hispanic or Latino20.3% · 31
- White12.4% · 19
- Two or more races6.5% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.6% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 2
Popularity
Kamill: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kamill from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 37 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Kamill remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kamill 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 Kamill 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 Kamill
The name Kamill has its origins in the Latin language and can be traced back to ancient Rome. It is derived from the Latin word "camillus," which referred to a young male servant or acolyte who assisted priests in religious ceremonies. The root of this word is believed to be the Etruscan term "camillus," meaning "attendant" or "servant."
In the early days of Christianity, the name Kamill was sometimes given to young boys who served as altar servers or assistants in churches. It was seen as a name that embodied service, humility, and devotion to religious duties. Over time, the name became more widely used and spread throughout various regions influenced by Roman culture and Christian traditions.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kamill can be found in the ancient Roman text "De Viris Illustribus" (On Illustrious Men), written by Cornelius Nepos in the 1st century BC. It mentions a Roman general named Camillus who played a crucial role in defending Rome against the Gauls in the 4th century BC.
In the Middle Ages, the name Kamill gained popularity among Catholic communities, particularly in Europe. Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614), an Italian priest and the founder of the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to caring for the sick, helped popularize the name further.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Kamill. One of the earliest was Camillus Scribonianus (c. 30-42 AD), a Roman senator and governor who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the emperor Claudius. Another prominent figure was Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861), an Italian statesman who played a significant role in the unification of Italy.
In the realm of literature, Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) was a French journalist and revolutionary who was a key figure in the French Revolution. The Russian writer Camille Flammarion (1842-1925) was known for his works on popular astronomy and science fiction.
Other notable individuals with the name Kamill include Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), a French Impressionist painter; Camille Claudel (1864-1943), a French sculptor and graphic artist; and Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), a French composer and pianist.
People
Kamill + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamill as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kamill: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamill?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 68 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kamill 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 5,040,505 US residents.
Is Kamill a common name?
We classify Kamill as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 69 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kamill most popular?
The single biggest year for Kamill was 2011, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kamill is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kamill in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 153 people with the name Kamill, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #44,840 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 Kamill 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 Kamill?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Kamill on both sides of the split. Of the 148 people counted with this name, 38 were male (25.7%) and 110 were female (74.3%). 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 Kamill?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamill is Black at 54.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.3%) and White (12.4%). 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 Kamill most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Kamill in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.9% (84 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 Kamill in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kamill a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kamill 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 Kamill still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kamill 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 Kamill 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 Americans are named Kamill?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.