girl's name
Camellia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,922
Ireland
#968
2017 births
Camellia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 123 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 138 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 26,954 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1921.
Camellia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 23 |
| 1930s | 64 |
| 1940s | 296 |
| 1950s | 358 |
| 1960s | 301 |
| 1970s | 237 |
| 1980s | 302 |
| 1990s | 195 |
| 2000s | 188 |
| 2010s | 664 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 719 |
How popular is Camellia?
In 2025, Camellia was given to 123 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Camellia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Camellia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Caméllia | Caméllia is a rare spelling of Camellia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Camellia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Camellia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Camellia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Camellia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Camellia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Camellia
How popular is the name Camellia?
In 2025, Camellia was given to 123 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Camellia a girl's or a boy's name?
Camellia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Camellia most popular?
Camellia peaked in 2024, when 138 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Camellia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Camellia currently ranks #1,420 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.