Kamilah
Kamilah was the 2029th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 806th with 341 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 864 places. More babies were named Kamilah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Camila) feminine form of Camillus · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #2,029 girls, down 1,202 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019341 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,489babies recorded
What does the name Kamilah mean?
Kamilah is a spelling of Camila, pronounced the same way, so it shares Camila's meaning and origin.
Camila is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla. Camilla was a Roman name; DMNES links it to Latin camilla, a girl who served as an attendant in religious rites. DMNES says the name came into use in 16th-century Italy as part of a fashion for classical names. Its recent US rise reflects Spanish-speaking families.
camilla (Latin, “young attendant at religious rites; a Roman cognomen”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Latin word camilla may itself be borrowed from Etruscan, but the sources cited here do not confirm this.
See also: Latin names.
Kamilah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,029 | 94 |
| 2020 | #827 | 330 |
| 2010 | #1,209 | 200 |
| 2000 | #3,044 | 46 |
| 1990 | #1,832 | 78 |
| 1980 | #1,426 | 86 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kamilah, counting every spelling?
Kamilah is a spelling of Camila, a name family that ranked #12 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,029 for Kamilah on its own. Together these spellings went to 8,580 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camila | 6,591 | #19 | 37,834 |
| Kamila | 851 | #357 | 5,839 |
| Camilla | 847 | #361 | 4,790 |
| Kamilah | 94 | #2,029 | 987 |
| Kamilla | 134 | #1,575 | 816 |
| Kamyla | 40 | #3,743 | 233 |
| Kamylah | 11 | #9,150 | 95 |
| Camilah | 12 | #8,460 | 80 |
| Camyla | — | — | 56 |
| Kamillah | — | — | 47 |
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 Kamilah?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kamilah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kamilah 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 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kamilah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kamilah?
About 6,400 people born in the US named Kamilah are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 30. That makes Kamilah 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.
Kamilah by state
How common Kamilah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×), California (1.9×), Arizona (1.9×). In 33 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 Kamilah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kamilah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kamilah
What does Kamilah mean?
Kamilah is a spelling of Camila, which means “feminine form of Camillus” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kamilah?
Kamilah was the 2029th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 806th with 341 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 864 places. More babies were named Kamilah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kamilah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kamilah in the US.
Where is Kamilah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kamilah was most common in Texas (0.25 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Arizona.