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The baby name Camille is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /kəˈmiːl/ (kuh-MEEL); French: /ka.mij/ (ka-MEE).

Camille is French in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: French
Pronunciation: English: /kəˈmiːl/ (kuh-MEEL); French: /ka.mij/ (ka-MEE)

What is the meaning of the name Camille ?

The baby name Camille is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /kəˈmiːl/ (kuh-MEEL); French: /ka.mij/ (ka-MEE).

Camille is French in Origin.

Camille is the French form of the Latin name Camillus (m.)/Camilla (f.), a Roman cognomen probably of Etruscan origin. In classical Latin, camillus/camilla denoted a youth who served as an attendant at sacred rites - hence the usual meaning 'temple acolyte' or 'attendant at a religious ceremony'. Through the fame of Virgil's warrior maiden Camilla, the feminine line gained literary resonance.

Used as a given name in medieval and early modern France chiefly for men, Camille shifted toward women in the nineteenth century and is now predominantly feminine in France and the English-speaking world, though still technically unisex. Notable bearers include the painter Camille Pissarro, composer Camille Saint-Saëns, and sculptor Camille Claudel. Variants and cognates: Camilla, Camila, Kamila, Kamilla; masculine forms Camillo, Camilo, Kamil. Nicknames include Cami, Cam, Millie, and Mila. Note: Kamila/Kamilah in Arabic means 'perfect' and is etymologically separate.

Camille has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Camille

Camille Desmoulins Politician · Born 1760 · France Camille Desmoulins was a French journalist and politician best known for helping spark the events that led to the Storming of the Bastille at the start of the French Revolution. A prominent revolutionary figure, he played an influential role in the politics and journalism of the era until his execution in 1794. Camille Actor · Born 1978 · France Camille may refer to several people, places, or works sharing the same name. It is commonly used as a given name and title in different contexts. Camille Keaton Actor · Born 1947 · United States Camille Keaton is an American actress best known for playing Jennifer Hills in the 1978 film I Spit on Your Grave. Born on July 20, 1947, she became widely recognized for that controversial role.
Camille Razat Actor · Born 1994 · France Camille Razat is a French actress and model best known for playing Camille in the Netflix series Emily in Paris. She has also appeared as Léa Morel in The Disappearance, Salome in Capitaine Marleau, and the one-eyed witch in Néro the Assassin. Camille Cottin Actor · Born 1978 · France Camille Cottin is a French actress and comedian best known for playing the cheeky Parisian lead in the Canal+ sketch series Connasse. She first worked as a stage actress, then broke out in 2013 with Connasse and later starred in the film adaptation The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts. Camille Winbush Actor · Born 1990 · United States Camille Winbush is an American actress and singer best known for playing Vanessa "Nessa" Thomkins on The Bernie Mac Show. She also appeared as Emma Aimes on Minor Adjustments and Lauren Treacy on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and her TV work earned her three Image Awards and a Young Artist Award.

Celebrity babies named Camille

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Camille Gottlieb Princess Stéphanie of Monaco singer ★★★★★

Camille – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
HT 0 #11 2 399
BI 0 #12 1 425
HT Girls 0 #22 2 950
BF Boys 0 #25 2 439
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
PH 0 #35 62 5,607
France Girls 2021 #37 1,428 3,185
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
JM Girls 0 #48 365 7,507
PR 0 #49 7 1,497
CM 0 #51 6 2,592
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
France Boys 2021 #54 1,096 2,865
LU 0 #54 13 2,830
Belgium Girls 2024 #55 153 424
JM 0 #57 31 3,714
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
PH Girls 0 #84 443 13,098
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
Switzerland Girls 2024 #90 46 1,786
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
BN Girls 0 #108 7 5,459
Canada Girls 2024 #116 202 2,795
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
Switzerland Boys 2024 #126 12 1,769
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
MU 0 #133 5 3,613
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
PR Girls 0 #136 26 3,171
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
LU Girls 0 #144 42 4,850
MT Girls 0 #147 7 3,773
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
AE 0 #158 20 10,220
LU Boys 0 #161 58 4,970
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
Belgium Boys 2022 #171 27 401
Sweden Girls 2022 #178 2 1,568
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
Sweden Boys 2017 #189 2 1,544
DK 0 #191 13 5,198
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
PL 0 #209 4 2,600
United States Girls 2024 #215 1,301 8,487
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
MO Girls 0 #222 30 7,056
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
IR 0 #228 4 4,221
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
TW Girls 0 #242 35 8,139
JP Girls 0 #243 9 6,592
PT 0 #247 4 4,161
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
CN Girls 0 #252 98 8,829
SG 0 #252 18 11,010
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
QA Girls 0 #257 60 15,378
DK Girls 0 #262 55 7,429
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
SA 0 #278 18 10,560
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
JM Boys 0 #289 5 6,876
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
Canada Boys 2022 #302 9 2,557
MU Girls 0 #306 46 8,539
CM Boys 0 #322 264 12,054
PE 0 #324 6 6,350
BR 0 #328 18 5,969
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
HK 0 #330 19 8,483
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PL Boys 0 #338 3 6,459
PL Girls 0 #343 12 5,096
CZ Girls 0 #344 8 5,378
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
NL 0 #365 27 2,481
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
OM Girls 0 #368 29 15,987
JO Boys 0 #385 5 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
CM Girls 0 #418 124 11,671
Germany 0 #418 20 2,542
Spain 0 #426 27 2,326
CL 0 #427 8 6,867
ZA 0 #431 17 14,421
PT Girls 0 #434 18 7,952
AE Girls 0 #441 113 20,968
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
PA Girls 0 #457 25 9,861
KW Girls 0 #464 52 19,177
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
RU Girls 0 #478 21 11,913
SG Girls 0 #482 105 18,916
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
CR Girls 0 #487 46 11,342
PS Girls 0 #497 27 10,981
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
HK Girls 0 #503 113 16,104
CO 0 #506 5 7,768
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
BH 0 #530 24 17,937
UY Girls 0 #530 7 6,731
GT Girls 0 #537 5 7,500
IR Girls 0 #539 7 8,334
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
LB 0 #563 96 13,263
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
IL Girls 0 #581 37 11,648
BR Girls 0 #585 407 12,708
AR Girls 0 #623 8 8,289
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
CL Boys 0 #641 25 13,390
BO Girls 0 #647 5 9,488
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
IT 0 #669 46 4,183
IQ Boys 0 #691 7 13,071
QA Boys 0 #695 13 18,093
Finland Girls 2026 #706 33 3,895
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
TN 0 #764 66 13,765
SY 0 #766 2 11,684
NG Girls 0 #777 10 15,093
CL Girls 0 #779 73 14,098
BR Boys 0 #780 6 12,213
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #808 31 4,949
SA Girls 0 #822 114 25,931
NL Girls 0 #834 122 5,933
NL Boys 0 #841 111 5,873
EG Boys 0 #873 14 15,035
United States Boys 2024 #888 5 7,044
PE Girls 0 #889 55 14,861
Spain Girls 0 #911 73 5,561
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
EG Girls 0 #946 14 14,742
MY Girls 0 #954 41 24,821
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
MA 0 #1,015 114 20,986
DZ 0 #1,032 145 20,130
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,039 103 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,056 23 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,076 17 22,615
IT Girls 0 #1,146 303 9,415
MX Girls 0 #1,165 19 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,169 10 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
TR 0 #1,246 9 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,432 40 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,592 23 28,008

Camille is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
Flanders, Belgium

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People also ask about Camille

Camille is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Camille is a 2 syllable name, pronounced English: /kəˈmiːl/ (kuh-MEEL); French: /ka.mij/ (ka-MEE).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Camilla, Camila, Camile, Kamila, Kamilah and Kamille.
Across languages, Camille has these equivalents: Camilla (English/Italian/Scandinavian), Camilo (Spanish, masculine), Camillo (Italian, masculine), Kamil (Slavic/Arabic, masculine), Kamilah (Arabic, feminine).
Yes, very popular — Camille ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Camille ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Yes — 10 notable people named Camille are in our database, including Camille Desmoulins (Politician), Camille (Actor), Camille Keaton (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Camille for their child, including Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.