Camillus — boys' name
47 babies named Camillus in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
38% of everyone ever named Camillus was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Camillus in 1915 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Camillus
The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Camillus between 1915 and 1963, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Camillus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Camillus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Camillus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Camillus 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 47 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.
Camillus at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Camillus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1915
- Peak year (1915)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1963.
47 total births across 49 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1915 with 8 births in a single year.
Camillus by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 18 births that decade — 38% of Camillus's all-time total
Camillus decade highlights
- Peak decade 18 births
- Runner-up 14 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Camillus's strongest decade
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
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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, 1915–1963 (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.