Camile
Camile was the 11129th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 3380th with 32 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,063 places. More babies were named Camile in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Camille) attendant at religious rites · Latin, French
- Rank in 2025
- #11,129 girls, up 161 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199132 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,025babies recorded
What does the name Camile mean?
Camile is a spelling of Camille, pronounced the same way, so it shares Camille's meaning and origin.
Camille is the French form of Camilla and Camillus, a Roman family name. DMNES glosses Latin camillus as an attendant of a priest, and camilla as 'handmaiden; religious acolyte'. In French Camille is used for both men and women; Wiktionary calls it unisex. Wikipedia notes its association with the heroine of Dumas's The Lady of the Camellias (1848), known as Camille in English versions. DMNES records the masculine form in Italy and notes that Camilla came into Italian use in the 16th century.
camillus (Latin, “attendant at religious rites”)camilla (Latin, “handmaiden, acolyte”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Roman word's sense is given by DMNES; its deeper origin may be Etruscan.
Related names: Camilla, Camila, Camillo, Cami.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Camille', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Camilla', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Camille', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Camille (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Camile popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 33 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,129 | 8 |
| 2020 | #11,290 | 8 |
| 2010 | #7,966 | 15 |
| 2000 | #4,677 | 25 |
| 1990 | #5,087 | 18 |
| 1980 | #6,860 | 9 |
| 1970 | #5,093 | 10 |
| 1960 | #6,475 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Camile, counting every spelling?
Camile is a spelling of Camille, a name family that ranked #238 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,129 for Camile on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,428 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camille | 1,299 | #240 | 6,195 |
| Kamille | 121 | #1,697 | 735 |
| Camile | 8 | #11,129 | 54 |
| Kamile | — | — | 31 |
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 Camile?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Camile (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Camile 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Camile.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Camile?
About 900 people born in the US named Camile are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 17 and 43. That makes Camile mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Camile: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Camile, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Camile
What does Camile mean?
Camile is a spelling of Camille, which means “attendant at religious rites” (Latin, French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Camile?
Camile was the 11129th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 3380th with 32 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,063 places. More babies were named Camile in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Camile a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Camile in the US.