Girl · Latin
Camilla
Say it: kuh-MIL-uh
Meaning
Feminine of Camillus, 'attendant at religious rites'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Known from Virgil's warrior maiden; Camila has been among the top names in Latin America and the US Hispanic community.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 25,465 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 1,400 girls
- 1,162 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Camilla |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Camila |
| French | Camille |
| Portuguese | Camila |
Famous bearers
- Camilla, warrior queen in Virgil's Aeneid
- Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.