Girls' name · since 1880
Camilla
30,276 babies named Camilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #361 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,276
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Camilla is the #361 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 30,276 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Camilla recorded 30,276 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #361 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #361 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 30,276 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camilla ranks #827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #361 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 30,276 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #361 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,276
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Camilla's 30,276 recorded births place it above 98.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Camilla compares
30,276 Top 5% higher than 95% of 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
Camilla's all-time total is 81x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Camilla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30,276 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,224 | 21 | 19,840 |
Camilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Camilla splits its recorded history at 1953: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 1,224 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Camilla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 1,224
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Camilla popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1918 (Camilla as boys' name)
Camilla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,840 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Camilla's strongest decade.
8,840 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Camilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 133
1880s
133 births
- 1890s 255
1890s
255 births
- 1900s 343
1900s
343 births
- 1910s 991
1910s
991 births
- 1920s 1,277
1920s
1,277 births
- 1930s 1,084
1930s
1,084 births
- 1940s 1,441
1940s
1,441 births
- 1950s 1,354
1950s
1,354 births
- 1960s 1,572
1960s
1,572 births
- 1970s 1,233
1970s
1,233 births
- 1980s 1,188
1980s
1,188 births
- 1990s 1,408
1990s
1,408 births
- 2000s 3,198
2000s
3,198 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,840 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,959 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,840 births (29% of all-time use).
How Camilla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Camilla's total volume
Camilla by state
Where Camilla concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,946 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,030 | 10.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,797 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,242 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,098 | 3.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 963 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 870 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 860 | 2.8% |
3,946 of 30,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Camilla appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Camilla's data
- Camilla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,840 total births) through the 2020s (5,959) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Camillas (3,946 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 Camilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Camilla 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.