Camilo

Meaning: Young attendant at Roman religious rites
Origin: Latin — Spanish form of the Roman name Camillus

Boy's name · #585 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Camilo is near its high-water mark: it reached #451 in 2022 and still ranked #585 in 2025. About 9,100 boys have carried it since 1909.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#135 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #199 in Ecuador (2025) · #301 in Mexico (2024) · #756 in Canada (2025) · #811 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,298 in France (2025) · #1,354 in Austria (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,684 in England & Wales (2025) · #8,192 in Italy (2024) · #1,391 in Belgium (2020).

Famous Camilos

Camilo José Cela — Spanish writer (1916–2002)
Camilo Cienfuegos — Cuban revolutionary leader and guerrilla commander (1932–disappeared 1959)
Camilo Vargas — Colombian footballer (born 1989)
Camilo Torres Restrepo — Colombian Catholic revolutionary (1929–1966)
Camilo Castelo Branco — Portuguese writer (1825–1890)

What Camilos become

Among 427 notable people named Camilo:

Political leaders appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary leader and guerrilla commander (1932–disappeared 1959).

Similar names: Santana · Khamari · Mylo · Maximo · Carmelo · Alonso

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