Girls' name · peaked in 2022
Kamila name popularity since 1925
20,098 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kamila. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Kamila is about 9 years old in 2026. Kamila peaked in 2022 as the #214 name for girls, and it ranked #357 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,098
- Named Kamila, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #357
- for girls in 2025 (851 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 20,098 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.04× its national share
Peak year is the year Kamila 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.
Kamila births per year, 1925–2025
2022 was the biggest year for Kamila both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, Kamila became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 14,700 baby girls to 1 in 3,510.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 37%, from 1 in 1,200 to 1 in 1,890.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kamila's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kamila.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kamila in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 18 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 110 | #4,707 |
| 1980s | 153 | #4,725 |
| 1990s | 386 | #3,529 |
| 2000s | 2,651 | #1,063 |
| 2010s | 9,593 | #329 |
| 2020–25 | 7,187 | #357 |
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
72.0% of babies named Kamila from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Kamila is most popular
The index compares Kamila'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 Kamila.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.04× | 746 |
| Texas | 2.64× | 3,916 |
| California | 2.46× | 4,924 |
| Florida | 2.26× | 1,546 |
| Washington | 1.35× | 428 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kamila 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamila (this page) | 20,098 | 2022 |
| Camila | 123,787 | 2020 |
| Kamilah | 6,489 | 2020 |
| Kamilla | 3,203 | 2020 |
| Kamala | 1,295 | 1964 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kamila's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kamila.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kamila (2022).
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