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Camille

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Meaning

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
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
Canada2025Girls207 · preliminary1332025 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 Unpublished values are unknown, not zero.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.
Canada2023Boys529212025 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 Unpublished values are unknown, not zero.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.
France2025Girls640 (rounded to 5)75Counts 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.
France2025Boys915 (rounded to 5)61Counts 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 & Wales2025Girls71561Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Boys53684Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland2025Girls5539Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland2025Girls4718Names 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 States2025Girls1,299240Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States2025Boys98243Source-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

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Language of use: English

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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.

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Language of use: French

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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.

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Meaning: Older literal meaning uncertain; traditionally associated with a ritual helper in the Camillus/Camilla family.

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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.

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Pronunciation in the source language: /ka.mij/ (French)

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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.

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Origin: French Camille from Latin Camillus or Camilla; English use borrowed from French.

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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.

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Supporting evidence: Earlier licensed flower-name explanation remains unverified

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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.

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Spelling variant: Camilla

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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.

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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

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License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

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U.S. Social Security Administration

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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.

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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

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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.

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