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Camille

Girl

Origin of the name

Camille comes from the Latin Camillus, feminine Camilla. In Rome, a camillus was a young boy who served the priests. In Virgil's Aeneid, Camilla is a warrior queen.

Classic name

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2012 was its best year: 1,344 births, or 1 baby in 2,721. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 240.
75,722births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 237rank at its peak, in 2012

Where babies named Camille are born

2012

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The darker the blue, the more common Camille is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Camille is most common in Utah (3.8 times), Idaho (2.4) and Louisiana (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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