girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Camila

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #19 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#19
among girls · ↓8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
6,599
named Camila · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 244
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
8,171 babies
All-time total
123,976
#320 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Camila popularity over time

123,976 babies have been named Camila since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 29 – 29 3 – #3,177
1920s 54 – 54 5 +86% #2,801
1930s 16 – 16 2 -70% #3,900
1940s 22 – 22 2 +38% #3,427
1950s 60 – 60 6 +173% #3,638
1960s 114 – 114 11 +90% #2,789
1970s 163 – 163 16 +43% #3,255
1980s 333 – 333 33 +104% #2,076
1990s 1,602 – 1,602 160 +381% #659
2000s 17,566 14 17,580 1,758 +997% #80
2010s 57,896 63 57,959 5,796 +230% #15
2020s (to 2025) 45,999 45 46,044 7,674 +32% #11

Where Camila is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 6,545 4.07 #20
2027 6,507 4.05 #20
2028 6,474 4.03 #20
2029 6,447 4.01 #20
2030 6,424 4.00 #20

Where Camila is most popular

Girls named Camila per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 4.66 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, California, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Camila born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 292 12.0 +157%
California 9,591 11.4 +145%
Nevada 513 11.0 +137%
Texas 8,072 10.0 +115%
Arizona 1,295 9.23 +98%
Rhode Island 109 8.71 +87%
District of Columbia 86 7.26 +56%
Illinois 1,604 7.01 +50%
Delaware 79 6.96 +49%
Colorado 676 6.06 +30%
Oregon 394 6.05 +30%
Florida 2,417 5.65 +21%
Washington 778 5.39 +15%
Connecticut 308 5.29 +14%
Nebraska 187 5.20 +12%
New Jersey 905 5.01 +8%
Oklahoma 358 4.86 ≈ national
Maryland 496 4.68 ≈ national
Kansas 270 4.68 ≈ national
Idaho 144 4.30 -8%
New York 1,622 4.10 -12%
North Carolina 932 4.09 -12%
Virginia 675 3.96 -15%
Massachusetts 463 3.83 -18%
Georgia 854 3.76 -19%
Arkansas 198 3.75 -20%
Utah 308 3.70 -21%
Hawaii 40 3.49 -25%
Iowa 190 3.25 -30%
South Carolina 278 3.09 -34%
Alabama 284 3.02 -35%
Indiana 411 2.93 -37%
Wisconsin 296 2.87 -38%
Tennessee 428 2.70 -42%
Minnesota 284 2.63 -44%
Louisiana 212 2.42 -48%
South Dakota 31 2.17 -53%
Kentucky 178 2.08 -55%
Pennsylvania 445 1.88 -60%
Missouri 220 1.83 -61%
Michigan 327 1.80 -62%
North Dakota 22 1.67 -64%
Mississippi 74 1.58 -66%
Alaska 13 1.51 -68%
Ohio 356 1.50 -68%
Wyoming 5 1.17 -75%
New Hampshire 16 0.867 -81%
West Virginia 22 0.839 -82%
Maine 11 0.711 -85%
Montana 6 0.443 -90%
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Camila

Camila is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #19 in 2025 with 6,591 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 123,976 American babies have been named Camila. Its peak came in 2020, when 8,171 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Camila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Camila?

The median living Camila is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 123 thousand people named Camila are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Camila year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 6,591 #19 8 #9,054
2024 7,625 #11 10 #7,865
2023 7,581 #13 8 #9,054
2022 8,001 #12 7 #10,008
2021 8,036 #12 6 #11,019
2020 8,165 #11 6 #10,823
2019 7,846 #15 8 #9,034
2018 7,508 #18 10 #7,716
2017 6,776 #23 9 #8,268
2016 6,054 #32 9 #8,255
2015 5,275 #43 – –
2014 5,220 #41 7 #9,807
2013 5,147 #39 7 #9,817
2012 4,791 #48 8 #8,992
2011 4,972 #48 5 #12,581
2010 4,307 #61 – –
2009 3,737 #80 6 #11,215
2008 3,847 #83 – –
2007 2,665 #129 8 #9,042
2006 1,962 #180 – –
2005 1,719 #201 – –
2004 1,154 #288 – –
2003 1,033 #300 – –
2002 636 #455 – –
2001 443 #576 – –
2000 370 #660 – –
1995 122 #1,347 – –
1990 74 #1,894 – –
1985 42 #2,366 – –
1980 19 #4,012 – –
1975 19 #3,525 – –
1970 12 #4,523 – –
1965 9 #4,532 – –
1960 7 #5,226 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 6 #4,794 – –
1945 8 #3,427 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 5 #4,295 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 7 #4,017 – –
1915 8 #3,177 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Camila

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Camila Mendes Camila Mendes American actress (born 1994) Contemporary
  2. 2 Camila Cabello Camila Cabello American singer-songwriter (born 1997) Contemporary
  3. 3 Camila Sodi Camila Sodi Mexican singer, actress and model (born 1986) Contemporary
  4. 4 Camila Giorgi Camila Giorgi Italian former tennis player (born 1991) Contemporary
  5. 5 Camila Vallejo Camila Vallejo Chilean communist politician and former student activist b. 1988 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Camila Bordonaba Camila Bordonaba Argentine former actress and singer-songwriter b. 1984 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Camila Pitanga Camila Pitanga Brazilian actress (born 1977) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Camila, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Camila?

The median living Camila is about 8 years old. Half of all living Camilas are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Camila are alive today?

An estimated 123 thousand people named Camila are alive in the United States, based on 123,976 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Camila in 2025?

Camila ranked #19 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 6,591 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Camila?

123,976 babies have been named Camila in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Camila most popular?

Camila peaked in 2020, when 8,171 newborns received the name.

Is Camila a boy or girl name?

Camila is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Camila rising or falling?

Camila is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Camila become more popular?

Camila looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 6,424 girls named Camila in 2030, ranking around #20. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Camila?

Well-known people named Camila include Camila Mendes (actor), Camila Cabello (singer), Camila Sodi (actor).

Names like Camila

Names that sound and feel close to Camila: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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