girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Camille

Meaning Camilla Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #240 Trend → Stable

From French Camille (“Camilla”).

Rank 2025
#240
among girls · ↓1 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,308
named Camille
How common
1 in 1,237
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
1,344 babies
All-time total
77,120
#456 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Camille popularity over time

77,120 babies have been named Camille since 1880, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 126 11 137 14 – #491
1890s 297 6 303 30 +121% #457
1900s 473 24 497 50 +64% #434
1910s 1,320 225 1,545 155 +211% #470
1920s 1,609 310 1,919 192 +24% #516
1930s 2,091 178 2,269 227 +18% #349
1940s 4,526 178 4,704 470 +107% #298
1950s 4,884 115 4,999 500 +6% #361
1960s 5,245 68 5,313 531 +6% #323
1970s 5,672 56 5,728 573 +8% #326
1980s 6,974 80 7,054 705 +23% #297
1990s 10,455 43 10,498 1,050 +49% #243
2000s 11,756 21 11,777 1,178 +12% #253
2010s 12,931 41 12,972 1,297 +10% #237
2020s (to 2025) 7,363 42 7,405 1,234 -5% #237

Where Camille 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 1,312 0.82 #240
2027 1,322 0.82 #235
2028 1,331 0.83 #231
2029 1,339 0.83 #229
2030 1,346 0.84 #227

Where Camille is most popular

Girls named Camille per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.764 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, District of Columbia, and Hawaii.

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 Camille 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
Louisiana 400 4.57 +498%
District of Columbia 36 3.04 +298%
Hawaii 22 1.92 +151%
Maine 27 1.75 +129%
Massachusetts 195 1.61 +111%
Alabama 134 1.43 +87%
Rhode Island 17 1.36 +78%
Connecticut 76 1.31 +71%
Georgia 263 1.16 +52%
Mississippi 53 1.13 +48%
New Hampshire 20 1.08 +42%
Washington 155 1.07 +41%
South Carolina 93 1.03 +35%
Kansas 57 0.988 +29%
Colorado 109 0.976 +28%
Maryland 103 0.972 +27%
California 769 0.915 +20%
North Carolina 207 0.909 +19%
Tennessee 144 0.909 +19%
Minnesota 95 0.880 +15%
Oregon 57 0.875 +15%
Oklahoma 64 0.870 +14%
Florida 372 0.869 +14%
Virginia 147 0.862 +13%
Texas 686 0.853 +12%
Ohio 199 0.839 +10%
Indiana 115 0.819 +7%
New Jersey 146 0.809 +6%
Illinois 184 0.804 +5%
Nevada 37 0.797 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 180 0.761 ≈ national
Utah 61 0.733 ≈ national
New York 288 0.727 -5%
Missouri 86 0.714 -7%
Arizona 99 0.706 -8%
Iowa 41 0.702 -8%
Nebraska 25 0.695 -9%
Michigan 122 0.670 -12%
Kentucky 51 0.596 -22%
Wisconsin 59 0.573 -25%
Idaho 19 0.568 -26%
Arkansas 27 0.511 -33%
New Mexico 12 0.493 -35%
Montana 5 0.369 -52%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -75%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
North Dakota – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Camille

Camille is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #240 in 2025 with 1,299 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 77,120 American babies have been named Camille. Its peak came in 2012, when 1,344 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Camille stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Camille?

The median living Camille is about 27 years old; half are between 13 and 48. An estimated 67 thousand people named Camille are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

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

Camille 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 1,299 #240 9 #8,368
2024 1,305 #239 5 #12,647
2023 1,164 #268 9 #8,367
2022 1,295 #237 8 #9,125
2021 1,132 #280 6 #11,020
2020 1,168 #265 5 #12,356
2019 1,270 #258 7 #9,916
2018 1,282 #253 6 #11,002
2017 1,264 #253 6 #10,998
2016 1,308 #244 – –
2015 1,309 #247 – –
2014 1,293 #251 – –
2013 1,326 #243 9 #8,219
2012 1,344 #237 – –
2011 1,318 #241 8 #8,883
2010 1,217 #270 5 #12,539
2009 1,155 #288 6 #11,216
2008 1,108 #300 – –
2007 1,118 #305 5 #12,654
2006 1,073 #306 5 #12,322
2005 1,139 #290 – –
2004 1,277 #253 – –
2003 1,275 #256 5 #11,134
2002 1,187 #267 – –
2001 1,226 #259 – –
2000 1,198 #269 – –
1995 998 #277 5 #9,056
1990 1,170 #243 5 #8,291
1985 727 #327 9 #4,374
1980 668 #354 15 #2,979
1975 459 #430 7 #4,374
1970 822 #326 – –
1965 450 #450 14 #2,194
1960 498 #437 6 #3,709
1955 505 #392 11 #2,448
1950 480 #361 12 #2,227
1945 373 #361 15 #1,785
1940 297 #391 16 #1,742
1935 168 #486 16 #1,766
1930 155 #545 19 #1,702
1925 150 #589 33 #1,253
1920 182 #520 30 #1,328
1915 165 #479 40 #999
1910 69 #491 8 #1,216
1905 34 #601 6 #1,116
1900 47 #496 – –
1895 33 #515 – –
1890 21 #571 – –
1885 17 #525 – –
1880 8 #635 – –

Famous people named Camille

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

  1. 1 Camille Paglia Camille Paglia American feminist academic and critic (born 1947) Contemporary
  2. 2 Camille Saint-Saëns Camille Saint-Saëns French composer (1835–1921) 19th century
  3. 3 Camille Pissarro Camille Pissarro Danish-French painter (1830–1903) 19th century
  4. 4 Camille Keaton Camille Keaton American actress b. 1947 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Camille Guaty Camille Guaty American actress (born June 28 1978) b. 1976 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Camille Claudel Camille Claudel French sculptor and graphic artist (1864–1943) 19th century
  7. 7 Camille Coduri Camille Coduri English actress b. 1965 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Camille Winbush American actress and singer b. 1990 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Camille Desmoulins Camille Desmoulins 18th-century French journalist, politician, and revolutionary 1760–1794 · 18th century
  10. 10 Camille Chamoun Camille Chamoun President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958 1900–1987 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Camille Flammarion Camille Flammarion French astronomer and author (1842–1925) 19th century
  12. 12 Camille Muffat Camille Muffat French swimmer (1989–2015) Contemporary
  13. 13 Camille Chautemps Camille Chautemps French politician (1885–1963) 19th century
  14. 14 Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard French nobleman, diplomat, and marshal 1652–1728 · 17th century
  15. 15 Camille Lacourt Camille Lacourt French swimmer b. 1985 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Camille Huysmans Camille Huysmans Belgian politician (1871–1968) 19th century
  17. 17 Camille Pin Camille Pin French tennis player b. 1981 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Camille Lemonnier Camille Lemonnier Belgian writer, poet and journalist 1844–1913 · 19th century
  19. 19 Camille Ayglon Camille Ayglon French handball player (born 1985) Contemporary
  20. 20 Camille Topics referred to by the same term b. 1978 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Camille?

The median living Camille is about 27 years old. Half of all living Camilles are between 13 and 48 years old.

How many people named Camille are alive today?

An estimated 67 thousand people named Camille are alive in the United States, based on 77,120 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Camille mean?

From French Camille (“Camilla”).

How popular is the name Camille in 2025?

Camille ranked #240 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,299 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Camille?

77,120 babies have been named Camille in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Camille most popular?

Camille peaked in 2012, when 1,344 newborns received the name.

Is Camille a boy or girl name?

Camille is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Camille rising or falling?

Camille has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Camille become more popular?

Camille looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,346 girls named Camille in 2030, ranking around #227. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Camille?

Well-known people named Camille include Camille Paglia (writer), Camille Saint-Saëns (composer), Camille Pissarro (painter).

Names like Camille

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

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