Camya
Camya is an extinct genus of early bivalve and is the only genus in the extinct family Camyidae. The genus is known solely from early Middle Cambrian fossils found in Europe. The genus currently contains a solitary accepted species, Camya asy.
Meaning & Origin of Camya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Camya is an extinct genus of early bivalve and is the only genus in the extinct family Camyidae. The genus is known solely from early Middle Cambrian fossils found in Europe. The genus currently contains a solitary accepted species, Camya asy.
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The Story of Camya
The earliest SSA record of Camya as a baby girl name dates back to 1999, when 9 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 55 newborns named Camya — #3,054 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Camya on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Camya ranks #9,908 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-58%). All told, over 660 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Camya
Camya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 660 births in the dataset. Camya's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #3,054. Use the chart and map above to compare Camya'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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