Camilla is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Camilla means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Camilla across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Camilla has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Camilla is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “attendant at a religious ceremony”. A Roman name borne by a warrior maiden in Virgil's Aeneid.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 30,282 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,759 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 174 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 208 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Camilla per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (1,224/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (108/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1985 (11/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1966 (9/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2021 (3/yr).
Camilla has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #566 nationally (given to 1,311 babies that year).
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