Kamilla
Kamilla was the 1575th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1089th with 224 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 34 places. More babies were named Kamilla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Camila) feminine form of Camillus · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,575 girls, down 486 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 134girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020224 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,203babies recorded
What does the name Kamilla mean?
Kamilla 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.
Kamilla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,575 | 134 |
| 2020 | #1,089 | 224 |
| 2010 | #2,129 | 93 |
| 2000 | #6,330 | 17 |
| 1990 | #5,392 | 17 |
| 1980 | #9,612 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kamilla, counting every spelling?
Kamilla is a spelling of Camila, a name family that ranked #12 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,575 for Kamilla 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 Kamilla?
134 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kamilla (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kamilla 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 63 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kamilla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kamilla?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Kamilla are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Kamilla 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.
Kamilla by state
How common Kamilla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×), Texas (1.9×). In 27 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 Kamilla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kamilla, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kamilla
What does Kamilla mean?
Kamilla is a spelling of Camila, which means “feminine form of Camillus” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kamilla?
Kamilla was the 1575th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1089th with 224 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 34 places. More babies were named Kamilla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kamilla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kamilla in the US.
Where is Kamilla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kamilla was most common in Georgia (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Oklahoma.