Girl's name
Camille
Say it kuh-MEEL
French origin 2 syllables
Where Camille is loved, common and rare
Common across Quebec and France. Rare in Switzerland, British Columbia, Ontario and 11 more places.
1 in 3,567 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
Quebec 45thFrance 75thSwitzerland 140th
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Every place
In 16 of the 40 official lists, among them Quebec (45th), France (75th) and Switzerland (140th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec province | 45th 2025 | 110 | about 1 in 236 |
| France | 75th 2025 | 640 | 1 in 448 |
| Switzerland | 140th 2025 | 50 | 1 in 680 |
| British Columbia province | 268th 2023 | 12 | about 1 in 997 |
| Ontario province | 327th 2024 | 39 | about 1 in 1,397 |
| Berlin city | 339th 2023 | 9 | about 1 in 1,612 |
| Scotland | 539th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 3,578 |
| England and Wales | 561st 2025 | 71 | 1 in 3,567 |
| The Netherlands | 577th 2025 | 21 | about 1 in 2,905 |
| Catalonia region | 604th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 4,818 |
| Cologne city | 630th 2023 | 1 | about 1 in 6,143 |
| Poland | 706th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 59,894 |
| Ireland | 718th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 5,282 |
| Austria | 1026th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 11,907 |
| Italy | 2199th 2024 | 3 | 1 in 59,723 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Bonn, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
In French, Camille is the form of Camilla, and the two names are doublets that grew from the same Latin root. No separate meaning is recorded, so Camille is best described through that French and Latin line.
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Two syllables, said kuh-MEEL, with the stress on the second. Cami is an easy short form. Camilla, Kamila, Kamilla and Kamille are forms used in other languages.
In French-speaking countries it is used for both girls and boys, and roughly one in six babies given the name are boys. Quebec is where it ranks highest, inside the top 50, and it is also used in France, Switzerland, British Columbia and Ontario. French records place its peak in the late 1990s, and today it is steady or rising gently.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- kuh-MEEL, 2 syllables
- Origin
- French
- Other spellings
- Camilla
- Kamilla
- Kamila
- Kamilė
- Kamille
Etymology
From French Camille (“Camilla”). Doublet of Camilla.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 4 of 11 regions, falling in 2.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 757 | 808 | 745 | 703 | 617 | 555 | 671 | 574 | 654 | 561 |
| Scotland | 680 | 765 | 544 | 442 | 531 | 630 | 541 | 539 | ||
| Ireland | 585 | 524 | 834 | 764 | 747 | 898 | 718 | |||
| Ontario | 379 | 387 | 319 | 361 | 406 | 372 | 276 | 276 | 327 | |
| British Columbia | 324 | 596 | 313 | 284 | 390 | 250 | 201 | 268 | ||
| Quebec | 20 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 39 | 45 |
| France | 11 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 39 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 75 |
| The Netherlands | 785 | 577 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | 101 | 106 | 86 | 88 | 148 | 133 | 103 | 142 | 155 | 140 |
| Berlin | 963 | 988 | 978 | 812 | 969 | 339 | ||||
| Cologne | 615 | 299 | 659 | 213 | 630 | |||||
| Italy | 1236 | 2258 | 2199 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 561 | 71 | 28.0 |
| 2024 | 654 | 59 | 22.9 |
| 2023 | 574 | 67 | 26.1 |
| 2022 | 671 | 56 | 21.3 |
| 2021 | 555 | 72 | 26.3 |
| 2020 | 617 | 62 | 23.1 |
| 2019 | 703 | 55 | 19.6 |
| 2018 | 745 | 53 | 18.4 |
| 2017 | 808 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 2016 | 757 | 52 | 16.9 |
| 2015 | 845 | 44 | 14.3 |
| 2014 | 814 | 47 | 15.3 |
| 2013 | 865 | 43 | 13.9 |
| 2012 | 887 | 42 | 13.0 |
| 2011 | 894 | 40 | 12.4 |
| 2010 | 773 | 47 | 14.6 |
| 2009 | 738 | 49 | 15.6 |
| 2008 | 710 | 50 | 15.8 |
| 2007 | 742 | 45 | 14.7 |
| 2006 | 958 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 2005 | 931 | 29 | 10.1 |
| 2004 | 701 | 41 | 14.3 |
| 2003 | 742 | 37 | 13.3 |
| 2002 | 799 | 31 | 11.6 |
| 2001 | 732 | 34 | 12.7 |
| 2000 | 712 | 33 | 12.1 |
| 1999 | 691 | 34 | 12.1 |
| 1998 | 639 | 39 | 13.5 |
| 1997 | 604 | 42 | 14.3 |
| 1996 | 608 | 40 | 13.5 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Camille in France since 1925 were born in or after 1999. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1998, at 2,079.2 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Camille per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1998 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Camille
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
1 in 1,056 in Ireland
1 in 2,206 in France
Rose and fell with Camille.
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Camille.
1 in 2,638 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Camille. Same first letter as Camille.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Camille. Same first letter as Camille.
1 in 911 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Camille.
1 in 778 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Camille.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Melodie.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Camille.
Middle names for Camille
1 in 71 in Scotland
Camille Olivia
2-4 beats · initials CO
Changes the beat after Camille: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Camille Emily
2-3 beats · initials CE
Changes the beat after Camille: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Camille Grace
2-1 beats · initials CG
Changes the beat after Camille: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Camille Sophia
2-3 beats · initials CS
Changes the beat after Camille: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Camille Maria
2-3 beats · initials CM
Changes the beat after Camille: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 88 in Scotland
Camille Amelia
2-4 beats · initials CA
Changes the beat after Camille: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 162 in England and Wales
Camille Evelyn
2-3 beats · initials CE
Changes the beat after Camille: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Camille Rose
2-1 beats · initials CR
Changes the beat after Camille: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
Same style as Camille
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 2,641 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Camille across countries and decades.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Camille across countries and decades.
1 in 911 in Northern Ireland
90% alike: moves with Camille across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
90% alike: moves with Camille across countries and decades.
1 in 2,206 in France
89% alike: moves with Camille across countries and decades.
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
89% alike: moves with Camille across countries and decades.
1 in 2,638 in England and Wales
89% alike: moves with Camille across countries and decades.
1 in 2,010 in England and Wales
89% alike: moves with Camille across countries and decades.
Famous people named Camille
Camille Claudel, Camille Muffat, Camille Abily, Camille, Camille Cottin, Camille Keaton, Camille Rast and Camille Doncieux.
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French sculptor (1864–1943)
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French swimmer (1989–2015)
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French association football player born 1984
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French singer (born 1978)
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French stage, television and film actress (born 1978)
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American actress born 1947
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Swiss alpine ski racer born 1999
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French artists' model (1847–1879)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Camille
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Camille?
Her best rank is No. 45 in Quebec in 2025, about 1 in 236 girls. She is in the published lists of 16 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Camille?
kuh-MEEL, with 2 syllables.
Is Camille getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 4 of 11 regions, falling in 2.
Which sister names go with Camille?
The deck's top five sisters for Camille: Juliette, Elisa, Louise, Justine and Rosalie. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.