Camellia
Camellia was the 1676th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 1387th; the most babies were born in 2024 (138). Over the last ten years it has moved up 979 places. More babies were named Camellia in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,676 girls, up 3 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 123girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024138 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,347babies recorded
Camellia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,676 | 123 |
| 2020 | #1,679 | 122 |
| 2010 | #5,007 | 28 |
| 2000 | #5,176 | 22 |
| 1990 | #4,257 | 23 |
| 1980 | #3,076 | 28 |
| 1970 | #2,586 | 28 |
| 1960 | #2,654 | 21 |
| 1950 | #1,604 | 34 |
| 1940 | #1,972 | 17 |
| 1930 | #3,702 | 7 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Camellia, counting every spelling?
Camellia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,221 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,676 for Camellia on its own. Together these spellings went to 174 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camellia | 123 | #1,676 | 597 |
| Camelia | 40 | #3,729 | 214 |
| Kamelia | 11 | #9,149 | 70 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Camellia?
123 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Camellia (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Camellia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Camellia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Camellia?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Camellia are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 7 and 56. That makes Camellia mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Camellia by state
How common Camellia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Camellia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Camellia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Camellia
How popular is the name Camellia?
Camellia was the 1676th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 1387th; the most babies were born in 2024 (138). Over the last ten years it has moved up 979 places. More babies were named Camellia in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Camellia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Camellia in the US.
Where is Camellia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Camellia was most common in Alabama (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Louisiana.