Camilla: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “young ceremonial attendant”
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- kuh-MIL-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From Latin Camilla, a name in Roman legend for a swift maiden warrior, and also used of a youthful attendant in religious rites. It is the feminine form of Camillus.
How popular is Camilla?
Babies named Camilla in 2024951
2024 rank#323 girls
Peak year2019
Total US babies since 188029,426
Camilla is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Camilla
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Camilla questions
What does the name Camilla mean?
Camilla means "young ceremonial attendant". It comes from Latin. From Latin Camilla, a name in Roman legend for a swift maiden warrior, and also used of a youthful attendant in religious rites. It is the feminine form of Camillus.
Is Camilla a boy or girl name?
Camilla is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Camilla?
951 US babies were named Camilla in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.
How do you pronounce Camilla?
Camilla is usually pronounced kuh-MIL-uh.
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.