Girls' name · since 1962
Camala
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 196 babies named Camala, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
196 girls have been named Camala since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camala has been recorded 196 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1994.
- #20,005 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 196 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camala ranks #20,005 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #20,005 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Camala's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Camala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Camala's full recorded timeline at 1971, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Camala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1994
- Peak year (1963)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Camala by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (122 births, 62% of the file).
1960s was Camala's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Camala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
122 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 122 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Camala's data
- Camala's decade-level peak was the 1960s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Camala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Camala draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.