boy's name
Kamil
ka-MEEL
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,630
France
#192
2025 births
Kamil is a boy's name that is Arabic in some families and Latin in others, and the two sources have nothing in common. It ranks 192nd in France and 1,016th in England and Wales.
- Kamil is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2021, when 380 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 2,105 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1963.
Kamil over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 35 |
| 1980s | 80 |
| 1990s | 215 |
| 2000s | 820 |
| 2010s | 2,470 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,155 |
What Kamil means
Kamil means perfect or complete in Arabic, from kamala. The Polish and Czech Kamil is unrelated and comes from the Roman Camillus, a title for a boy who assisted at religious rites.
Where Kamil comes from
Kamil is two names with one spelling. The Arabic Kamil comes from kamala, to be complete or perfect, and al-Kamil is used as a divine attribute; it is common across the Arab world and the Maghreb, and that is the source behind most French bearers. The Polish, Czech and Slovak Kamil descends instead from the Latin Camillus, which in Roman religion denoted a freeborn boy who assisted a priest at sacrifices — the same word behind the French Camille. Saint Camillus de Lellis, a seventeenth-century Italian who founded an order to nurse the sick, is the patron of hospitals. The two lines meet nowhere, and which one a family means depends entirely on where they are from — French records cannot distinguish them.
Kamil in use
Kamil ranks 192nd in France with about 335 births in 2025 and 1,016th in England and Wales, and it is rising in our data with a peak in 2021. Our records carry it from 1963. Its British standing reflects Polish migration where its French standing reflects Maghrebi — the same spelling, two entirely different communities, which our figures cannot separate but which is worth stating.
How popular is Kamil?
In 2025, Kamil was given to 280 babies in France, ranking #192 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kamil is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Kamil is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kâmil | Kâmil is Kamil written with a circumflex, used in France, where it ranks #856. | 300 |
| Kamîl | Kamîl is a rare spelling of Kamil, written with a circumflex and recorded about 65 times, mostly in France. | 65 |
| Kamïl | Kamïl is a rare spelling of Kamil, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
Names that peaked alongside Kamil
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kamil also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kamil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Kamil in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Kamil
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kamil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kamil
What does the name Kamil mean?
Perfect or complete in Arabic. The Polish and Czech Kamil is a separate name from the Latin Camillus.
Is Kamil Arabic or Polish?
Both, from unconnected sources. French use is largely Arabic; British use is largely Polish.
Is Kamil related to Camille?
Under the Latin reading, yes — both come from Camillus.
How popular is Kamil?
192nd in France and 1,016th in England and Wales.
Is Kamil a girl's or a boy's name?
Kamil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
Is Kamil a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kamil currently ranks #192 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.