Camila Name Meaning

Oh Camila, how stunning you are. The Portuguese and Spanish version of Camilla and Camillus, Camila has an exotic flair about it that you can’t help but love. She rolls off the tongue easily and is almost melodic in her pronunciation.

Meaning “young religious servant,” Camila has ancient Roman roots in Camillus, a name bestowed upon St Camillus de Lellis, a healer of the sick in the 1500s. She offers a subtle nod towards religion and healing in her history, the perfect name for a little one on the mend or seeking to inspire others.

Camila is zestier than Camilla with the added bonus of the nickname Mila, a hot chart climber for years. She also has the adorable Cami up her sleeve and serves as an alternate to the unisex moniker Cameron. She fits in well with Valeria, Valentina, and Ariana, her smooth sound easy on the ears.

A Camila can grow with her name, free to explore whatever the world has to offer without the fear of coming off too immature. She’s undeterred by obstacles and tackles each with fierce determination. She has a fire within that’s sure to spark passion in everything she does.

Variants of the name include Camille, Kamila, and Mila. The male version is Camilo.

Infographic of Camila name meaning, which is Camila is a variant of Camilla, from Camillus, meaning young religious servant.
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Camila Name Popularity

How popular is the name Camila? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 1,358 5 0.0007%
1915 1,506 5 0.0006%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 1,478 6 0.0005%
1922 1,341 10 0.0009%
1923 1,626 5 0.0004%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 1,546 5 0.0005%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 0 0%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 1,613 5 0.0004%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 — 0 0%
1948 — 0 0%
1949 — 0 0%
1950 — 0 0%
1951 1,964 5 0.0003%
1952 — 0 0%
1953 — 0 0%
1954 — 0 0%
1955 — 0 0%
1956 — 0 0%
1957 — 0 0%
1958 — 0 0%
1959 — 0 0%
1960 — 0 0%
1961 — 0 0%
1962 — 0 0%
1963 — 0 0%
1964 — 0 0%
1965 — 0 0%
1966 — 0 0%
1967 — 0 0%
1968 — 0 0%
1969 2,394 5 0.0003%
1970 — 0 0%
1971 — 0 0%
1972 — 0 0%
1973 — 0 0%
1974 — 0 0%
1975 — 0 0%
1976 — 0 0%
1977 — 0 0%
1978 — 0 0%
1979 2,936 5 0.0004%
1980 — 0 0%
1981 — 0 0%
1982 — 0 0%
1983 — 0 0%
1984 3,086 5 0.0003%
1985 1,968 19 0.0013%
1986 2,403 12 0.0008%
1987 1,791 27 0.0018%
1988 1,939 23 0.0015%
1989 1,700 37 0.0023%
1990 1,605 48 0.0029%
1991 1,735 40 0.0025%
1992 1,430 65 0.0041%
1993 1,249 87 0.0056%
1994 1,148 105 0.0068%
1995 1,233 87 0.0058%
1996 1,128 109 0.0073%
1997 833 198 0.0134%
1998 782 225 0.015%
1999 660 305 0.0204%
2000 651 337 0.0221%
2001 582 394 0.0261%
2002 457 588 0.0392%
2003 301 997 0.0655%
2004 289 1,123 0.0737%
2005 201 1,696 0.1109%
2006 181 1,934 0.1235%
2007 129 2,643 0.1675%
2008 83 3,837 0.2483%
2009 80 3,709 0.2482%
2010 61 4,291 0.2978%
2011 48 4,955 0.3478%
2012 48 4,775 0.3351%
2013 39 5,132 0.3605%
2014 41 5,202 0.357%
2015 43 5,255 0.3612%
2016 32 6,034 0.4185%
2017 23 6,737 0.4827%
2018 18 7,459 0.5429%
2019 15 7,801 0.5763%
2020 11 8,016 0.6298%
2021 11 7,595 0.6213%
2022 12 7,957 0.6031%

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Names Like Camila

If you like Camila, you’ll love these other names like Camila.

What names are diminutives of Camila?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Camila sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Camila, but shorter.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cami

Crooked nose; helper to the priest

Scottish

Mila

Dear and gracious

Slavic

Millie

Gentle strength

English

Milly

Industrious, striving; work; helper to the priest; rival; laborious; eager; bee; honey; gentle strength; brave strength

Latin

What names are variants of Camila?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Camila.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Camala

Helper to the priest

Latin

Camela

Helper to the priest

Latin

Camile

Helper to the priest

Latin

Camilla

Young religious servant

Latin

Camille

Religious helper

French

Camyla

Helper to the priest

Latin

Kamila

Young religious servant

Slavic

What names sound like Camila?

If you like how Camila sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Camila.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Camellia

Helper to the priest

Latin

Cameron

Crooked nose

Scottish

Carmen

Song

Spanish

What names are similar to Camila?

Find a name that’s like Camila, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Aleah

Rising, ascending

Hebrew

Ariana

Most holy

Latin

Eliana

My God has answered

Hebrew

Gianna

God is gracious

Italian

Isabella

Devoted to God

Italian

Juliana

Youthful and downy

Latin

Maria

Of the sea

Latin

Mira

Wonderful; peace; propserous

Spanish

Nova

New

Latin

Valeria

Strength and vigor

Italian

Lists With Camila

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Camila.

Siblings of Camila

Mamas with kids named Camila also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gabriel

God is my strength

Hebrew

11 Comments

  1. My baby girl comes from Spanish decent on her fathers side and I wanted her name to reflect that while also being a nice pretty girly name. I have liked this name since I was a teenager and when I pictured the name for our daughter I knew it was the one.

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  2. Loved the name and the nickname

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    • my thoughts are you just the one

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  3. Bruh the fact my name is Camila is kinda nice but the fact that the name Camille is the 41st-

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  4. We wanted a Hispanic girl name, and we really liked the nickname Mila. So we called her Camila, and Mila for short. Grandma calls her Cami, which we also like.

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  5. my names camila.

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  6. I love her name. I didn’t at first but it grew on me. Camila is so strong-willed and physically strong. I am so proud of her.

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  7. I like to believe she chose her name. I had a dream while pregnant, calling her Camila. It wasn’t even an option we had discussed. It was also the first name we both liked.

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  8. My oldest daughter chose her sisters name. She said she loved it for her and so we named her Camila.

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  9. I chose the name Camila because I wanted something easy to pronounce in Spanish. I love that Camila is nice and simple

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  10. I’m a teacher and one of my favorite kinder students was named Camila. My husband suggested Mila as a nickname and I was sold.

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