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Camille

Girl French #269 in 2023

Camille is a girl name of French origin.

Meaning of Camille

A courtesan (from the English translations of La Dame aux Camélias).

Popularity of Camille

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,171 births in 2023

1880 2023

73,109 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2012

1,344 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Free man; strong

Girl · Germanic languages

Shortened from Caroline

The standard English feminine form of Stephen

Girl · Ancient Greek

from Κυνθία, feminine of Κύνθιος

Girl · Ancient Greek

from Αἰκατερίνη, Ἑκατερίνη, of debated meaning, possibly from ἑκάτερος, or from the name of the goddess Hecate

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.