Camila

Meaning: Young attendant at Roman religious rites
Origin: Latin — Spanish/Portuguese form of Camilla

Girl's name · #19 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Camila reached its best rank, #11, in 2020 and remains near the top at #19 today. About 124,000 girls have carried it since 1914.

Across the states

See where Camila is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Camila is especially popular in Mexico and Portugal.

#3 in Mexico (2024) · #9 in Portugal (2023) · #18 in Ecuador (2025) · #26 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #93 in Spain (2024) · #172 in Switzerland (2025) · #207 in Canada (2025) · #308 in Belgium (2025) · #328 in France (2025) · #527 in Italy (2024) · #541 in Netherlands (2025) · #740 in Poland (2025) and 7 more.

Famous Camilas

Camila Cabello — American singer-songwriter (born 1997)
Camila Mendes — American actress (born 1994)
Camila Giorgi — Italian tennis player (born 1991)
Camila Vallejo — Chilean communist politician and former student activist (born 1988)
Camila Morrone — American actress (born 1997)

In stories & tradition

Camila — Don Quixote (book)
Camila Rosario — In the Heights (musical stage work)

What Camilas become

Among 411 notable people named Camila:

Entertainers appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Camila Cabello, American singer-songwriter (born 1997).

Similar names: Aria · Charlie · Mila · Luna · Gianna · Emilia

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