Girls' name · peaked in 2020
Camila name popularity since 1925
123,909 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Camila. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Camila is about 9 years old in 2026. Camila peaked in 2020 as the #11 name for girls, and it ranked #19 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 123,909
- Named Camila, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #19
- for girls in 2025 (6,591 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 123,787 girls · 122 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.68× its national share
Peak year is the year Camila made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Camila births per year, 1925–2025
2020 was the biggest year for Camila both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, Camila became 4.6× more common, from 1 in 4,910 baby girls to 1 in 1,070.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Camila's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Camila.
Decade by decade
Babies named Camila in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 16 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 16 | 0 | #4,295 |
| 1940s | 22 | 0 | #3,427 |
| 1950s | 60 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 114 | 0 | #4,532 |
| 1970s | 163 | 0 | #3,525 |
| 1980s | 333 | 0 | #2,366 |
| 1990s | 1,602 | 0 | #1,347 |
| 2000s | 17,566 | 14 | #201 |
| 2010s | 57,896 | 63 | #43 |
| 2020–25 | 45,999 | 45 | #19 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
72.6% of babies named Camila from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Camila is most popular
The index compares Camila's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Camila.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.68× | 1,624 |
| Arizona | 2.82× | 4,525 |
| Texas | 2.61× | 25,375 |
| California | 2.52× | 32,965 |
| Florida | 1.96× | 8,784 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Camila and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Camila (this page) | 123,787 | 2020 |
| Camilla | 27,864 | 2019 |
| Kamila | 20,098 | 2022 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Camila's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Camila.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Camila (2020).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data