How Many People Are Named Camela?
An estimated 680 people in the United States have the first name Camela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Camela peaked in popularity in 1963 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Camela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Camela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
680
About 1 in 504,050 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1963
43 births
Total Registered
796
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Camela
Camela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 796 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Camela as a female name
Ranked #13,919 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1963 (43 births)
Camela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Camela span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 288 babies were registered. Camela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Camela by Decade
How has Camela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Camela by State
Birth registrations for Camela span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, North Carolina, Illinois. The lowest are in Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina. On average, about 7 Camelas were registered per state.
Camela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Camela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Camela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Camela?
We estimate approximately 680 people named Camela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 504,050 Americans share this first name.
Is Camela a common name?
Camela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 796 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Camela most popular?
Camela reached peak popularity in 1963, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Camela is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Camela a female name?
Camela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Camela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Camela Smith, Camela Johnson, Camela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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