Recorded 1917–1924 Unisex name Peak 1923 35 births

Camiel — boys' name

35 babies named Camiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s25
1920s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Camiel was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Camiel in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Camiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Camiel between 1917 and 1924, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Camiel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Camiel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1974.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Camiel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Camiel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Camiel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 35 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Camiel at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

35

Since 1917

8 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1917

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1924

Camiel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1917

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
45678910 19241923192119181917 5

Camiel popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1974 (Camiel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 200419881974 5

Camiel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
25 births that decade — 71% of Camiel's all-time total
1910s101920s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Camiel?
35 babies have been named Camiel since 1917. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Camiel most popular?
Camiel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Is Camiel a unisex name?
Yes, Camiel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 35 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Camiel been used?
Camiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 8 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Camiel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cameron, Camden, Camron, Camilo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1924 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.