Camilo
Camilo was the 585th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 503 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 451st with 682 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 366 places. More babies were named Camilo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Spanish form of Roman Camillus · Latin, Spanish
Say it kuh-MEE-loh /kəˈmiloʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #585 boys, up 291 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 503boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022682 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,058babies recorded
What does the name Camilo mean?
Camilo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Latin Camillus. It was a Roman surname (cognomen), best known from Marcus Furius Camillus, a semi-legendary Roman statesman. DMNES glosses the matching feminine, Latin camilla, as a handmaiden or religious acolyte, and the masculine camillus likewise named a boy who served at sacred rites. Spanish took the name from Latin as a learned borrowing. The feminine forms Camila and Camilla come from the same Roman name.
Camillus (Latin, “Roman cognomen; boy attendant at sacred rites”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Latin source is certain; the deeper origin of camillus/camilla is not established in our sources.
Pronunciation: In Spanish: kah-MEE-loh.
Related names: Camillus, Camillo, Camille, Camila, Camilla.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Camilo' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Camillus' (Latin section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Camilla', DMNES (Durham University)
Camilo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #585 | 503 |
| 2020 | #876 | 258 |
| 2010 | #1,005 | 195 |
| 2000 | #1,516 | 79 |
| 1990 | #1,189 | 84 |
| 1980 | #1,393 | 46 |
| 1970 | #1,622 | 28 |
| 1960 | #1,404 | 32 |
| 1950 | #1,705 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,995 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,499 | 24 |
| 1920 | #2,628 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Camilo, counting every spelling?
Camilo is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #534 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #585 for Camilo on its own. Together these spellings went to 566 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camilo | 503 | #585 | 2,835 |
| Kamilo | 38 | #3,164 | 172 |
| Camillo | 17 | #5,429 | 86 |
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 Camilo?
503 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Camilo (0.14 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Camilo 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 17 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Camilo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Camilo?
About 8,400 people born in the US named Camilo are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 4 and 23. That makes Camilo a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Camilo by state
How common Camilo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.2×), California (2.1×), Florida (1.7×), Illinois (1.7×), Texas (1.7×). In 17 states fewer than five boys 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 Camilo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Camilo, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Camilo · Sibling names for Camilo
Questions about the name Camilo
What does Camilo mean?
Camilo means “Spanish form of Roman Camillus” (Latin, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Camilo?
Camilo was the 585th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 503 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 451st with 682 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 366 places. More babies were named Camilo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Camilo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Camilo in the US.
Where is Camilo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Camilo was most common in Nevada (0.72 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.