Camila
Camila is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, Azerbaijani.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Camila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Camila is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, Azerbaijani.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Camila
The earliest SSA record of Camila as a baby girl name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 8,164 newborns named Camila — #11 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Camila on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Camila ranks #11 for baby girls with 7,453 births, holding steady (0%). All told, over 132K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Camila
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Camila. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Camila
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About the name Camila
Camila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 132K births in the dataset. Camila's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #11. Use the chart and map above to compare Camila'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.