Camilo
Camilo is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Camilo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Camilo is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Camilo
Camilo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1909, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 711 births, good for #445 nationwide. About 40% of every Camilo on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Camilo ranks #445 for baby boys with 711 births, rising sharply (+131% over the past five years). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Camilo
Camilo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Camilo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #445. Use the chart and map above to compare Camilo'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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