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Camil

Mostly boys · ka-MEEL · Latin

Camil is a name of Latin origin, meaning “young ceremonial attendant”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Camil mean?

Latin: Romanian and Catalan form of Camillus

“young ceremonial attendant”

Masculine partner of Camilla, borne by the Romanian novelist Camil Petrescu.

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Is Camil a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Camil has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.

How popular is Camil in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.

Half of all the boys named Camil in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

2006Busiest: 13 in 20092024
Camil in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20245#12,341
20230–
20225#12,322
20210–
20208#8,734
20190–
20188#8,813
20170–
20167#9,659
20150–
20140–
20137#9,650
20127#9,703
20115#12,280
20100–
200913#6,432
200811#7,182
20070–
20065#12,048

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