How to say it
ca · MIL · la
/kəˈmɪl.ə/
Feminine
Camilla
Ceremonial attendant
What it means
Latin, a young attendant who helped at a religious ceremony (a camillus or camilla).
Camilla was the Latin word for a youth who assisted a priest at sacred rites. Virgil borrowed it in the Aeneid for Camilla, a fleet-footed warrior maiden who could run across a field without bending the grain, which gave it an unexpectedly fierce edge. Queen Camilla keeps it current. The double-l Camilla is the Italian and English form; Camila with one l is the Spanish. Cami and Milla are the shorts.
Popularity over time
peaked at #263 in 2020, currently #361 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Nickname
Cami and Milla both work as shorts.
- Spelling
Camilla (Italian/English), Camila (Spanish), and Camille (French) are the same name.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Camilla the warrior maiden of Virgil's Aeneid
- Queen Camilla Queen of the United Kingdom
Spelling variants
- Camila
- Kamilla
- Camille
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