Camila
Pronounced K AE1 M IY1 L AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2020
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Camila?
Camila is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 173,496 children — the 247th most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 77% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2020, when 10,852 children were given it.
Camilla is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Camila and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Camilla
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K AE1 M IY1 L AH0 · K AH0 M IH1 L AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 110 · 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Camila
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Camila
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Camila?
- Camila ranks 247th among girls' names in US records, with 173,496 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 97,052.
- Is Camila a unisex name?
- No. Camila is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Camila most popular?
- 2020, when 10,852 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Camila spelled?
- Camilla. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.