Camille
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About Camille
At one time just the sound of the name Camille could start people coughing, recalling the tragic Lady of the Camellias, the heroine played by Greta Garbo in the vintage film based on a Dumas story, but that image has faded, replaced by a sleek, chic, highly attractive one.
Among its namesakes are Camille Claudel, a French sculptor and Camille Paglia, a feminist writer and critic. Princess Stephanie of Monaco is the mother of a Camille, and it is the middle name of both Nicole Richie and Willow Smith.
Camille is a unisex name in France, where distinguished male bearers include the composer Saint-Saens and the painter Pissarro.
Pronounced kuh-MEEL.
As of October 2026, Camille ranked #240 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #236 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #106.
Editor's take: The name Camille is a girl's name of French origin meaning "young ceremonial attendant".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #251 | 1,293 | 723.8 |
| 2015 | #247 | 1,308 | 732.7 |
| 2016 | #244 | 1,308 | 738.1 |
| 2017 | #253 | 1,263 | 731.6 |
| 2018 | #253 | 1,282 | 753.6 |
| 2019 | #259 | 1,268 | 755.5 |
| 2020 | #265 | 1,168 | 722.5 |
| 2021 | #280 | 1,131 | 689.3 |
| 2022 | #236 | 1,295 | 789.6 |
| 2023 | #269 | 1,162 | 724.2 |
| 2024 | #239 | 1,301 | 803 |
| 2025 | #240 | 1,299 | 808.2 |
World rankings
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Camille on lists
Famous Camilles
- Camille Berthollet
French,Swiss violonist
- Camille Claudel
French sculptor
- Camille Constance Anderson
American actress and model
- Camille Anna Paglia
American academic and social critic
- Camille Grammer
American reality TV personality; ex,wife of actor Kelsey Grammer
- Camille Fox
Australian painter
- Camille Coduri
English actress
- Camille Keenan
New Zealand actress
- Camille Kitt
actress and harpist of The Harp Twins; twin sister Kennerly Kitt
- Camille Pin
French tennis player
- Camille Benjamin
American tennis player
- Camille Dalmais
French singer,songwriter
- Camille Marie Filfiley
American pop singer
- Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb (born 1998)
daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco
- Camille Duvall
American professional water skier
- Camille Henrot
French artist
- Camille June Ashmore (b. 2019)
daughter of actor Aaron Ashmore
- Camille Kostek
American Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model
Camille in pop culture
- Camille "Cam" Saroyan
character on TV's 'Bones'
- Camille O'Connell
character on TV's "The Originals"
- Camille Braverman
character on TV's 'Parenthood'
- Camille Gage
character in film "Step Up"
- Camille Stout
character in film "Stuart Little"
- Camille Preaker
main character in Gillian Flynn's "Sharp Objects"
- Lydia Camille
Grace, character in Mtv tv show Teen Wolf, portrayed by Holland Roden
- Camille Foster
character in 2008 film "Camille"
- Camille Roberts
recurring character on TV's "Big Time Rush"
- Camille Hurley
character in 2005 video game "Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon"
- Camille Bordey
character on TV's "Death In Paradise" played by Sara Martins
- Camille Voight
character on TV's "Chicago PD"
- Camille Belcourt
character in Cassandra Clare's "The Infernal Devices" & "The Mortal Instruments" book series.
- Camille
character in "On the Road"