Older literal meaning uncertain; traditionally associated with a ritual helper in the Camillus/Camilla family.
The exact French and English name entries establish the Latin name family. The specialist’s ritual-helper gloss is retained as a traditional interpretation; the older family root remains obscure in the dictionary.
Origin
French Camille from Latin Camillus or Camilla; English use borrowed from French.
French records masculine and feminine uses with different Latin forms. This checked history does not establish the older licensed Camelia flower claim.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
207 · preliminary
133
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Canada
2023
Boys
5
2921
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Girls
640 (rounded to 5)
75
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Boys
915 (rounded to 5)
61
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
71
561
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Boys
5
3684
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Girls
5
539
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2025
Girls
4
718
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
1,299
240
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2025
Boys
9
8243
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
Open an entry for its source, credit, licence and full qualifications. Different name traditions remain separate.
Language of use: English
Checked against cited source
The exact section records a unisex personal given name. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camille&oldid=93487006. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Language of use: French
Checked against cited source
The exact section records a unisex personal given name. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camille&oldid=93487006. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Meaning: Older literal meaning uncertain; traditionally associated with a ritual helper in the Camillus/Camilla family.
Checked against cited source
The exact French and English name entries establish the Latin name family. The specialist’s ritual-helper gloss is retained as a traditional interpretation; the older family root remains obscure in the dictionary. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; Ivar Utne / Babyverden. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camille&oldid=93487006; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camilla&oldid=92412398; https://www.babyverden.no/navn/camille/. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Babyverden rights retained; no open license claimed. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0; other source rights retained
Pronunciation in the source language: /ka.mij/ (French)
Checked against cited source
French given-name IPA; no English reading inferred from it. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camille&oldid=93487006. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: French Camille from Latin Camillus or Camilla; English use borrowed from French.
Checked against cited source
French records masculine and feminine uses with different Latin forms. This checked history does not establish the older licensed Camelia flower claim. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camille&oldid=93487006. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
The recovered licensed record describes a Camelia variant. The checked sources establish a Camillus/Camilla history; the separately documented Hawaiian Kamila flower account is not automatically transferred to Camille. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camille&oldid=93487006; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Kamila&oldid=92173983. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Spelling variant: Camilla
Checked against cited source
Documented French/English female-name route; French masculine Camille has the related Camillus history. Statistics remain separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camille&oldid=93487006; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camilla&oldid=92412398. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.