Camisa
Camisa or Kamisa, also known as Comassa and possibly as Eumeis, was a town of Lesser Armenia on the upper Halys River, east of modern Sivas, where the toponym survived into modern times as Kemiş. It was inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times.
Meaning & Origin of Camisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Camisa or Kamisa, also known as Comassa and possibly as Eumeis, was a town of Lesser Armenia on the upper Halys River, east of modern Sivas, where the toponym survived into modern times as Kemiş. It was inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times.
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The Story of Camisa
Camisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1972, when 5 Camisas were born — ranking #8,292 that year. As of 2026, Camisa ranks #12,360 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Camisas 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 Camisa
Camisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Camisa's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #8,292. Use the chart and map above to compare Camisa'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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