Camillo
Camillo is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Camillo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Camillo is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Camillo
Camillo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 26 Camillos were born — ranking #1,475 that year. As of 2026, Camillo ranks #5,042 for baby boys with 19 births, rising sharply (+70% over the past five years). In total, more than 951 Camillos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Camillo
Camillo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 951 births in the dataset. Camillo's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,365. Use the chart and map above to compare Camillo'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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