Camia
Hedychium coronarium, the white garland-lily or white ginger lily, is a perennial flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to the forest understorey of Asia.
Meaning & Origin of Camia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hedychium coronarium, the white garland-lily or white ginger lily, is a perennial flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to the forest understorey of Asia.
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The Story of Camia
Camia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 34 Camias were born — ranking #4,159 that year. As of 2026, Camia ranks #7,686 for baby girls with 13 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 613 Camias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Camia
Camia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 613 births in the dataset. Camia's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #4,159. Use the chart and map above to compare Camia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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