How Many People Are Named Camilla?
An estimated 23,709 people in the United States have the first name Camilla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Camilla peaked in popularity in 2019 with 1,224 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Camilla 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 Camilla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
23,709
About 1 in 14,457 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2019
1,224 births
Total Registered
29,426
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Camilla
Camilla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 29,426 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Camilla as a male name
Ranked #3,788 in 1918
6 male births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (6 births)
Camilla as a female name
Ranked #324 in 2024
951 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (1,224 births)
Camilla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Camilla span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 8,840 babies were registered. While Camilla is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Camilla by Decade
How has Camilla 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 133 | 0 | 133 | |
| 1890s | 255 | 0 | 255 | |
| 1900s | 343 | 0 | 343 | |
| 1910s | 997 | 6 | 991 | |
| 1920s | 1,277 | 0 | 1,277 | |
| 1930s | 1,084 | 0 | 1,084 | |
| 1940s | 1,441 | 0 | 1,441 | |
| 1950s | 1,354 | 0 | 1,354 | |
| 1960s | 1,572 | 0 | 1,572 | |
| 1970s | 1,232 | 0 | 1,232 | |
| 1980s | 1,188 | 0 | 1,188 | |
| 1990s | 1,408 | 0 | 1,408 | |
| 2000s | 3,199 | 0 | 3,199 | |
| 2010s | 8,840 | 0 | 8,840 | |
| 2020s | 5,103 | 0 | 5,103 | |
Camilla by State
Birth registrations for Camilla span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in North Dakota, Alaska, South Dakota. On average, about 484 Camillas were registered per state.
Camilla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Camilla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Camilla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Camilla?
We estimate approximately 23,709 people named Camilla 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 14,457 Americans share this first name.
Is Camilla a common name?
Camilla is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29,426 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Camilla most popular?
Camilla reached peak popularity in 2019, when 1,224 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Camilla is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Camilla a female name?
Camilla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Camilla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Camilla Smith, Camilla Johnson, Camilla 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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