Camila: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “young ceremonial attendant”
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- kuh-MEE-luh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla, from Latin. In Roman tradition, Camilla is associated with a maiden attending religious rites.
How popular is Camila?
Babies named Camila in 20247,618
2024 rank#11 girls
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 1880117,342
Camila is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Camila
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Camila questions
What does the name Camila mean?
Camila means "young ceremonial attendant". It comes from Latin. Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla, from Latin. In Roman tradition, Camilla is associated with a maiden attending religious rites.
Is Camila a boy or girl name?
Camila is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Camila?
7,618 US babies were named Camila in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Camila?
Camila is usually pronounced kuh-MEE-luh.
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.