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Camila

ka-MEE-la
Spanish variation of Camilla
"young ceremonial attendant"
Sophie Kihm
By Sophie Kihm
Updated Thu Mar 13 2025

Camila Origin and Meaning

The name Camila is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "young ceremonial attendant".

The Spanish Camila, pronounced ka-MEE-la, is the fastest rising version of this ancient Roman name, but recent royal Camilla may have helped promote the British brand.

Camila is one of the top baby names in California for girls. Along with the US, Camila ranks highly in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.

In Roman myth, Camilla was a swift-footed huntress so fast she could run over a field without bending a blade of grass. Pop star Camila Cabello used her first name for her debut album.

# 13 in the US

Camila Rank in US Top 1000

# 537 on Nameberry

Camila Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Camila

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Famous People Named Camila

  • Camila Ía González Sodi
    Mexican singer, actress and model
  • (Karla) Camila Cabello
    Cuban,American former singer of Fifth Harmony
  • (Maria) Camila O'Gorman
    Argentine socialite and figure of scandal
  • Camila Giorgi
    Italian tennis player
  • Camila Martins Pereira
    Brazilian footballer
  • Camila Carraro Mendes
    Brazilian,American actress
  • Camila Alves McConaughey
    Brazilian model, wife of actor Matthew McConaughey
  • Camila Castillo
    Venezuelan fashion designer and contestant on TV's "Under the Gunn"
  • Camila Bordonaba (Roldán)
    Argentinian actress/singer
  • Camila Pitanga
    Brazilian actress
  • Camila Vezzoso
    Miss Uruguay 2012
  • Camila Nakagawa
    Brazilian reality TV personality
  • Camila Silva (Espinoza)
    Chilean tennis player
  • Camila Fernandez (Guinart) (b. 1993)
    daughter of singer Alejandro Fernandez; twin of sister América
  • Camila Islas (Villasaña) (b. 2002)
    daughter of actor Mauricio Islas and singer Patricia Villasaña
  • Camila Peralta Moussier (b. 2003)
    daughter of actress Sabine Moussier
  • Camila Cora (b. 2004)
    daughter of baseball player Alex Cora
  • Camila Galavis (Rodriguez) (b. 2009)
    daughter of footballer and reality TV personality Juan Pablo Galavis ("The Bachelor") and actress Carla Rodriguez
  • Camila Victoria Cutié (b. 2010)
    daughter of author, TV personality and former priest Albert Cutié
  • Camila Arredondo (Hernández) (b. 2013)
    daughter of actors Héctor Arredondo and Carla Hernández
  • Camila Morrone
    Argentine- American actress and model

The name Camila in Pop Culture

  • Camila aka La Perichole
    highly talented and bewitching actress in 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey' (1927) by Thornton Wilder
  • Camila Flores
    main character in Mexican telenovela "Camila"
  • Camila
    Mexican soft rock band
  • Camila Paige
    character in TV series "Major Crimes"
  • Camila Rosario
    character in Broadway's 'In The Heights'
  • Camila Alvarez Dunne
    Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"

International Variations of the name Camila

  • Cama
    Spanish
  • Milla
    Polish
  • Camile
    Spanish
  • Camala
    Spanish
  • Kamilka
    Polish
  • Kamila
    Hungarian
  • Camelia
    Romanian
  • Kamilla
    Hungarian

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