Top 20 US name Girls' name Peak 2020 117,228 births

Camila — #11 US girls' name

117,228 babies named Camila in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s291920s541930s161940s221950s601960s1141970s1631980s3341990s16002000s175652010s578882020s39383
#11
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.9% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Camila was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

8,164 babies were named Camila in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Camila

The Social Security Administration has registered 117,228 babies named Camila between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Camila currently holds the #11 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 8,164 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Camila performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 57,888 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Camila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 31,274 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Camila in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Camila 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 117,228 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.

Camila at a glance

Top 100 girls' name

Total births

117,228

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2020

8,164 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Camila popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Top 100 girls' name
Peak year (2020)
8,164
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 202420122000198819761964195019211914 5

Camila popularity over time — boys

114 total births recorded since 2007 (Camila as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 114 births
4681012 20242022202020182016201320112007 8

Camila by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
57,888 births that decade — 49% of Camila's all-time total
1910s291920s541930s161940s221950s601960s1141970s1631980s3341990s16002000s175652010s578882020s39383

Camila by state

Where Camila concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Camila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
31,274 26.7%
#2 Texas
24,054 20.5%
#3 Florida
8,352 7.1%
#4 New York
5,778 4.9%
#5 Illinois
5,160 4.4%
#6 Arizona
4,297 3.7%
#7 New Jersey
3,215 2.7%
#8 Georgia
2,588 2.2%
California share of Camila's total US births 26.7%
Even split

31,274 of 117,228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Camila appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Camila?
117,228 babies have been named Camila since 1914. It currently ranks #11 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 8,164 births.
When was Camila most popular?
Camila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57,888 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Camila most popular?
The top states for the name Camila are California (31,274 births), Texas (24,054 births), Florida (8,352 births).
How long has the name Camila been used?
Camila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Camila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Camille, Cameron, Camryn, Camilla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1914–2024 (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.