girl's name
Kamila
kah-MEE-lah
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 24,816
the United States
#356
2025 births
Kamila is a girl's name with two separate sources. It is the Czech, Polish and Slovak form of Camilla, from the Latin; and independently an Arabic name from kamil, meaning complete or perfect. The spelling serves both without distinguishing them.
- Kamila is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2022, when 1,383 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,896 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1963.
Kamila over time
Births per decade in the United States, 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 | 18 |
| 1970s | 110 |
| 1980s | 153 |
| 1990s | 386 |
| 2000s | 2,651 |
| 2010s | 9,593 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 7,187 |
What Kamila means
Kamila means a young attendant at a rite through the Latin Camilla, or complete and perfect through the Arabic kamil. Which applies depends entirely on the family, and the two have no connection.
Where Kamila comes from
Kamila is the standard Slavic spelling of Camilla, from the Latin camillus, a child who assisted a priest at sacrifices — the K reflects how Czech, Polish and Slovak render the hard C. Separately, the Arabic kamil means complete, whole or perfect, giving Kamila and Kamil as names across the Arabic-speaking world and into Turkish, Urdu and Bosnian use. That two entirely unrelated names should converge on one spelling is not unusual, but it does mean any single stated meaning will be wrong for a large share of the people carrying it.
Kamila in use
Kamila charts in five of the seven countries we track and peaked in 2022.
How popular is Kamila?
In 2025, Kamila was given to 851 babies in the United States, ranking #356 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kamila 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 Kamila is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kamïla | Kamïla is a rare spelling of Kamila, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
| Kâmila | Kâmila is a rare spelling of Kamila, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Kamila
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kamila also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kamila over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Kamila
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Kamila 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 Kamila
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kamila — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kamila
What does the name Kamila mean?
Either a young attendant at a rite, through the Latin Camilla, or complete and perfect, through the Arabic kamil. The two are unrelated.
Is Kamila Polish or Arabic?
Both. It is the standard Slavic spelling of Camilla and independently an Arabic name from kamil.
How do you pronounce Kamila?
kah-MEE-lah, with the stress on the middle syllable.
How popular is the name Kamila?
In 2025, Kamila was given to 851 babies in the United States, ranking #356 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kamila a girl's or a boy's name?
Kamila is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kamila most popular?
Kamila peaked in 2022, when 1,383 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Kamila?
Kamila is usually shortened to Kami and Mila.
Is Kamila a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kamila currently ranks #257 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.