Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Camille name popularity since 1925
73,643 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Camille (98.7% girls, 1.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1995 or earlier, so the typical Camille is about 31 years old in 2026. Camille peaked in 2025 as the #240 name for girls, and it ranked #240 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 73,643
- Named Camille, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #240
- for girls in 2025 (1,299 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.7% girls
- 72,658 girls · 985 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.76× its national share
Peak year is the year Camille 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.
Camille births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2012. Measured as a share of all babies, Camille peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 1934 and 1939, Camille became 2× more common.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Camille's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Camille.
Decade by decade
Babies named Camille 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 | 761 | 163 | – |
| 1930s | 2,091 | 178 | #486 |
| 1940s | 4,526 | 178 | #361 |
| 1950s | 4,884 | 115 | #392 |
| 1960s | 5,245 | 68 | #450 |
| 1970s | 5,672 | 56 | #430 |
| 1980s | 6,974 | 80 | #327 |
| 1990s | 10,455 | 43 | #277 |
| 2000s | 11,756 | 21 | #290 |
| 2010s | 12,931 | 41 | #247 |
| 2020–25 | 7,363 | 42 | #240 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
25.7% of babies named Camille from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Camille is most popular
The index compares Camille'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 Camille.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.76× | 2,246 |
| Idaho | 2.41× | 672 |
| Louisiana | 2.26× | 2,847 |
| District of Columbia | 1.86× | 601 |
| New York | 1.47× | 7,838 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Camille 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Camille (this page) | 72,658 | 2025 |
| Kamille | 5,661 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Camille's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Camille.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Camille (2025).
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