Meaning
Literal meaning obscure; feminine form of the Roman name Camillus.
The exact given-name etymology calls the older family-name origin obscure and probably non-Latin. Free-born and noble are not established literal translations by this entry.
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Camilla
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Origin
Latin Camilla from Camillus; the older origin is obscure.
The exact given-name entry supports this transmission account; usage language and older linguistic ancestry are distinguished.
English pronunciation
/kəˈmɪlə/
English given-name pronunciation.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
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.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 47 · preliminary | 636 | 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 Unpublished values are unknown, not zero.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 | 30 (rounded to 5) | 1212 | 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 | 66 | 590 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2021 | Girls | 3 | 446 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2023 | Girls | 4 | 630 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2024 | Girls | 6 | 556 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished.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 | 847 | 361 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 1918 | Boys | 6 | 3728 | 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
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Language of use: English
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The exact English proper-name section explicitly records given-name use; no new pronunciation is inferred. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source 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: Literal meaning obscure; feminine form of the Roman name Camillus.
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The exact given-name etymology calls the older family-name origin obscure and probably non-Latin. Free-born and noble are not established literal translations by this entry. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source 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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Nickname: Millie
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The English personal-name entry explicitly records Millie as a short form of Camilla. This is a documented nickname option, not a required form or a claim that different parent names share a meaning. No pronunciation is transferred between spellings. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Millie entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Millie&oldid=91619887. License: CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Adaptation: the exact nickname relationship is paraphrased and its usage qualification retained; no audio or images reproduced.
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: Latin Camilla from Camillus; the older origin is obscure.
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The exact given-name entry supports this transmission account; usage language and older linguistic ancestry are distinguished. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source 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.
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English pronunciation: /kəˈmɪlə/
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English given-name pronunciation.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Related name: Camillus
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The exact Camilla etymology explicitly identifies the feminine form of the Roman Camillus name family. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: 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.
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Spelling variant: Camille
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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.
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: Kamila
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The European Camilla-family relationship is explicitly documented; it does not transfer Arabic or Hawaiian meanings between spellings. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; Ivar Utne / Babyverden. Sources: https://www.babyverden.no/navn/kamila/; 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/); 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.
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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
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License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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U.S. Social Security Administration
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
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.