US rank #239 Girls' name Peak 2012 74,410 births

Camille — #239 US girls' name

74,410 babies named Camille in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#239
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Camille was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

1,344 babies were named Camille in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Camille

The Social Security Administration has registered 74,410 babies named Camille between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Camille currently holds the #239 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 1,344 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Camille performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12,927 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Camille shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 9,648 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Camille in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Camille 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 74,410 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.

Camille at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

74,410

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2012

1,344 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#239

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Camille popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2012)
1,344
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Camille popularity over time — boys

1,389 total births recorded since 1882 (Camille as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 1,389 births
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Camille by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12,927 births that decade — 17% of Camille's all-time total
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Camille by state

Where Camille concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Camille
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
9,648 13.0%
#2 New York
8,228 11.1%
#3 Texas
5,316 7.1%
#4 Illinois
3,656 4.9%
#5 Louisiana
2,894 3.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
2,477 3.3%
#7 Florida
2,456 3.3%
#8 Ohio
2,339 3.1%
California share of Camille's total US births 13.0%
Even split

9,648 of 74,410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Camille appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Camille?
74,410 babies have been named Camille since 1880. It currently ranks #239 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 1,344 births.
When was Camille most popular?
Camille was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12,927 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Camille most popular?
The top states for the name Camille are California (9,648 births), New York (8,228 births), Texas (5,316 births).
How long has the name Camille been used?
Camille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Camille?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Camila, 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, 1880–2024 (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.