unisex name
Camile
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,240
Camile is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 80% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1991, when 32 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Camile started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
Camile over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 22 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 16 |
| 1950s | 29 |
| 1960s | 75 |
| 1970s | 99 |
| 1980s | 164 |
| 1990s | 164 |
| 2000s | 207 |
| 2010s | 171 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 62 |
How popular is Camile?
In 2025, Camile was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Camile 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.
Names that peaked alongside Camile
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Camile also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Camile over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Camile
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Camile — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Camile
How popular is the name Camile?
In 2025, Camile was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Camile a girl's or a boy's name?
Camile is used for both girls and boys. About 80% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Camile most popular?
Camile peaked in 1991, when 32 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Camile a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Camile currently ranks #11,888 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Camile originally a boys' or girls' name?
Camile was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.