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Camelia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Camelia

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The baby name Camelia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced US: /kəˈmiːliə/ (kuh-MEE-lee-uh).

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Pronunciation: US: /kəˈmiːliə/ (kuh-MEE-lee-uh)

What is the meaning of the name Camelia ?

The baby name Camelia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced US: /kəˈmiːliə/ (kuh-MEE-lee-uh).

Camelia is in Origin.

Camelia is a feminine given name drawn from the camellia flower, whose botanical genus was named by Linnaeus for the Moravian Jesuit botanist Georg Kamel (Camellus). Thus the name carries the meaning “camellia flower,” often associated with admiration, refinement, and steadfast love in floriography. Because the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) belongs to the same genus, the name also evokes East Asian botany and the elegant evergreen blossoms prized in China and Japan.

The given name spread in Europe with 19th-century enthusiasm for floral names and gained particular traction in Romania, where Camelia is well established. Common variants include Camellia (English), Camélia (French, Portuguese), Camelia (Italian, Spanish), and Kamelia/Kameliya or Kamelija in several Slavic languages; diminutives such as Cami, Meli, and Lia occur. The popularity of Dumas’s La Dame aux Camélias further heightened the flower’s cultural cachet, supporting the name’s continued appeal.

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Famous people with the name Camelia

Camélia Jordana Actor · Born 1992 · France Camélia Jordana is a French pop singer best known for rising to fame on Nouvelle Star in 2009, where she finished third. She later built a successful music career with songs like Non Non Non (Écouter Barbara) and Calamity Jane.

Camelia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
MD Girls 0 #89 4 865
ID Girls 0 #96 7 3,319
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
CY Girls 0 #105 17 3,755
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
BN Girls 0 #110 5 5,459
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
PR Girls 0 #151 11 3,171
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
Sweden Girls 2007 #170 2 1,297
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
LU Girls 0 #183 8 4,850
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
GR Girls 0 #220 23 6,293
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
JM Girls 0 #237 23 7,507
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
EC Girls 0 #254 5 3,650
Canada Girls 2024 #255 31 2,795
MO Girls 0 #256 8 7,056
TW Girls 0 #262 15 8,139
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
QA Girls 0 #306 11 15,378
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
DK Girls 0 #321 9 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
GT 0 #334 5 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
MY 0 #346 9 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #348 4 5,378
Austria Girls 0 #351 70 1,885
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
CN Girls 0 #356 4 8,829
MU Girls 0 #357 6 8,539
France Girls 2021 #358 48 3,185
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
IT Girls 0 #361 3,164 9,415
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
OM Girls 0 #385 12 15,987
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
BD Girls 0 #401 6 8,413
MX 0 #402 12 8,339
EG 0 #405 8 6,387
BO 0 #406 3 6,868
Spain 0 #425 28 2,326
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
CL 0 #428 7 6,867
PT Girls 0 #428 24 7,952
Spain Girls 0 #445 769 5,561
PA Girls 0 #470 12 9,861
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
GT Girls 0 #489 17 7,500
UY Girls 0 #498 13 6,731
KW Girls 0 #504 12 19,177
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
IR Girls 0 #509 22 8,334
PS Girls 0 #512 12 10,981
RU Girls 0 #518 6 11,913
CR Girls 0 #520 13 11,342
IQ Girls 0 #520 6 11,303
AE Girls 0 #524 30 20,968
SG Girls 0 #541 46 18,916
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
BO Girls 0 #590 22 9,488
HK Girls 0 #591 25 16,104
IL Girls 0 #593 25 11,648
IT 0 #605 110 4,183
LB 0 #615 44 13,263
AR Girls 0 #622 9 8,289
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
Finland Girls 2026 #730 9 3,895
MY Girls 0 #734 266 24,821
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
Germany Girls 0 #757 82 4,949
SY 0 #763 5 11,684
MX Girls 0 #781 456 17,781
TN 0 #788 42 13,765
CL Girls 0 #791 61 14,098
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
EG Girls 0 #850 110 14,742
MA 0 #858 274 20,986
United States Girls 2024 #871 46 8,487
SA Girls 0 #880 56 25,931
NL Girls 0 #906 50 5,933
PE Girls 0 #913 31 14,861
OM Boys 0 #917 2 17,948
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
CO Girls 0 #957 122 16,140
MX Boys 0 #969 14 16,355
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
BR Girls 0 #986 7 12,708
DZ 0 #994 183 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,090 22 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,109 33 25,928
TR 0 #1,198 14 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,441 31 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,687 5 28,008

Camelia is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
France
Ireland
Brussels, Belgium

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People also ask about Camelia

Camelia is predominantly a girl's name.
Camelia is a 4 syllable name, pronounced US: /kəˈmiːliə/ (kuh-MEE-lee-uh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Camellia, Kamelia, Kamelija, Kamelie, Kamélia and Camelia.
Across languages, Camelia has these equivalents: Camellia (English), Camélia (French/Portuguese), Kamelia (Bulgarian, Russian: Камелия), Kamelija (Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian), Kamelya (Turkish).
Yes, very popular — Camelia ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Camelia ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Camelia's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #269 in 2014 to #255 in 2024 in Canada.
Yes — 1 notable people named Camelia are in our database, including Camélia Jordana (Actor).