Girls' name · since 2007
Camilah
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 325 babies named Camilah, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,719 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
325 babies have been named Camilah since 2007, making it today's #8719 girls' name.
Camilah has 325 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8719 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #15,239 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,719 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 325 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camilah ranks #15,239 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,719 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 325 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,719 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Camilah's 325 recorded births place it above 78.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Camilah compares
325 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Camilah's all-time total is 14% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Camilah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 325 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Camilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Camilah's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Camilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Camilah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (194 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Camilah's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Camilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 194 births (60% of all-time use).
Camilah by state
Where Camilah concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 22.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 8.0% |
72 of 325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Camilah's data
- Camilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Camilahs (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Camilah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Camilah 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.