girl (SSA Category)Latin OriginSpanish OriginUS Rank #19 in 2025

Camila

Alternative forms & variants: Camille, Kamila

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Young ceremonial attendant or helper of noble birth (from Roman Camilla)”

Linguistic heritage: Latin / Spanish

Pronunciation
English Phonetic:kah-MEE-lah
IPA (US English):/kəˈmiːlə/
Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)
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Peak Popularity20208,165 births in peak year
2025 US Rank#196,599 births in 2025
Total US Registrations123,976Recorded since 1880
Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1920 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

02,0414,0836,1248,165192019411962198320042025
Peak US Popularity2020 (8,165 births)
Earliest RecordYear 1920
Recent 2025 Level8 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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