Kamela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-MEH-lah
- Origin
- Latin
Kamela is a girls' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kamela come from?
Latin: probably a variant of Camila or Camilla
Is Kamela a girl's or a boy's name?
Kamela is a girls' name.
How popular is Kamela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1969, with 39 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Kamela in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kamela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 21 | #3,667 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 23 | #3,052 |
| 1974 | 27 | #2,683 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,232 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,938 |
| 1969 | 39 | #2,003 |
| 1968 | 38 | #1,940 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,781 |
| 1966 | 33 | #2,021 |
| 1965 | 26 | #2,344 |
| 1964 | 35 | #2,010 |
| 1963 | 24 | #2,488 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
Nicknames for Kamela
- Kam 33 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Kamela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Khadija Samira Karina Amira Sabrina Aisha Amanda Alaina Alisha Samara Summer Amina
Names related to Kamela
More Latin names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kamela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kamela, updated 20 October 2026.