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Cami

Cami: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“young ceremonial attendant”
Origin
French
Say it
KAM-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually a short form of Camille or Camila. Those names go back to Latin Camillus, a title for a youthful ceremonial attendant.

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How popular is Cami?

202414.7 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Cami in 202449

2024 rank#3,232 girls

Peak year1967

Total US babies since 18805,636

Cami is steady now but far below its 1967 peak.

Names like Cami

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Camilleyoung ceremonial attendant · French
  • Kamilleyoung ceremonial attendant · French
  • Kamigod, spirit · Japanese
  • Charlottefree man · French
  • Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
  • Eloisehealthy; wide · French
  • Claireclear, bright · French
  • Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French

Cami questions

What does the name Cami mean?

Cami means "young ceremonial attendant". It comes from French. Usually a short form of Camille or Camila. Those names go back to Latin Camillus, a title for a youthful ceremonial attendant.

Is Cami a boy or girl name?

Cami is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Cami?

49 US babies were named Cami in 2024. Its peak year was 1967.

How do you pronounce Cami?

Cami is usually pronounced KAM-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.