Kamila
Kamilla and Kamila are feminine given names used in a number of languages and throughout history with roots in Slavic, Arabic, and South Asian languages and Latin.
Meaning & Origin of Kamila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kamilla and Kamila are feminine given names used in a number of languages and throughout history with roots in Slavic, Arabic, and South Asian languages and Latin.
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The Story of Kamila
Kamila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1963, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 1,383 Kamilas were born — ranking #212 that year. As of 2026, Kamila ranks #296 for baby girls with 1,073 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 21K Kamilas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kamila
Kamila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Kamila's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #212. Use the chart and map above to compare Kamila'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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