Girls' name · peaked in 2019
Camilla name popularity since 1925
27,864 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Camilla. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Camilla is about 15 years old in 2026. Camilla peaked in 2019 as the #271 name for girls, and it ranked #361 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,864
- Named Camilla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #361
- for girls in 2025 (847 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 27,864 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.61× its national share
Peak year is the year Camilla 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.
Camilla births per year, 1925–2025
2019 was the biggest year for Camilla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1944 and 1949, Camilla's share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 6,060 to 1 in 11,800.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, it became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 5,760 baby girls to 1 in 2,710.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Camilla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Camilla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Camilla in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 587 | – |
| 1930s | 1,084 | #629 |
| 1940s | 1,441 | #654 |
| 1950s | 1,354 | #763 |
| 1960s | 1,572 | #784 |
| 1970s | 1,233 | #1,128 |
| 1980s | 1,188 | #1,179 |
| 1990s | 1,408 | #1,131 |
| 2000s | 3,198 | #874 |
| 2010s | 8,840 | #374 |
| 2020–25 | 5,959 | #361 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.1% of babies named Camilla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Camilla is most popular
The index compares Camilla'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 Camilla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.61× | 509 |
| Arizona | 1.78× | 529 |
| Texas | 1.65× | 2,966 |
| California | 1.62× | 3,939 |
| Florida | 1.49× | 1,237 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Camilla 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Camilla (this page) | 27,864 | 2019 |
| Camila | 123,787 | 2020 |
| Kamilla | 3,203 | 2020 |
| Camella | 1,034 | 1914 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Camilla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Camilla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Camilla (2019).
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