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Kamila as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kamila

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The baby name Kamila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': {'English': '/kəˈmiːlə/', 'Polish': '/kaˈmi.la/', 'Arabic': '/kaːˈmiːla/'}, 'respelling': {'English': 'kuh-MEE-luh', 'Polish': 'ka-MEE-la', 'Arabic': 'ka-MEE-la'}}.

Kamila is Arabic, Latin, Polish, Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic, Latin, Polish, Slavic
Pronunciation: {'IPA': {'English': '/kəˈmiːlə/', 'Polish': '/kaˈmi.la/', 'Arabic': '/kaːˈmiːla/'}, 'respelling': {'English': 'kuh-MEE-luh', 'Polish': 'ka-MEE-la', 'Arabic': 'ka-MEE-la'}}

What is the meaning of the name Kamila ?

The baby name Kamila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': {'English': '/kəˈmiːlə/', 'Polish': '/kaˈmi.la/', 'Arabic': '/kaːˈmiːla/'}, 'respelling': {'English': 'kuh-MEE-luh', 'Polish': 'ka-MEE-la', 'Arabic': 'ka-MEE-la'}}.

Kamila is Arabic, Latin, Polish, Slavic in Origin.

Kamila is a cross-cultural feminine name with two intersecting lineages. In Slavic languages (Polish, Czech, Slovak), it is the K-spelling of Latin Camilla, from Camillus, a Roman term for a youth who served as an attendant at sacred rites - hence meanings like “acolyte” or “temple attendant,” with a probable Etruscan root. In Arabic, Kamila/Kamilah (كاملة) is the feminine of Kamil, conveying “complete,” “perfect,” or “whole.”

Usage spans antiquity to today. Camilla’s literary aura dates to Virgil’s Aeneid, where the swift warrior-maiden Camilla appears; the name revived in Renaissance and Baroque Europe and later spread widely. Common variants include Camila (Spanish/Portuguese), Camilla (Italian/English), Kamilla (Scandinavian), Kamilah/Kamila (Arabic), and diminutives such as Mila, Kami, or regional pet forms. The form Kamila is especially prevalent in Central and Eastern Europe and in Muslim communities, appreciated for its elegant sound and layered meanings.

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Kamila – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2022 #1 — 935
KZ Girls 0 #29 1,510 5,862
TM Girls 0 #29 7 574
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
PL Girls 0 #35 9,969 5,096
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
CZ Girls 0 #45 2,863 5,378
PL 0 #46 679 2,600
IR Girls 0 #55 2,749 8,334
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
KZ 0 #60 32 1,452
CZ 0 #63 271 3,154
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AZ Girls 0 #71 5 1,051
AL 0 #73 4 2,372
AF 0 #74 3 1,883
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
AF Girls 0 #76 19 2,402
IR 0 #77 247 4,221
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
LT 0 #87 2 949
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
Norway Girls 2023 #114 4 467
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
EC 0 #114 8 2,502
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
CY Girls 0 #122 4 3,755
Switzerland Girls 2024 #128 8 1,786
MU 0 #135 3 3,613
PR Girls 0 #143 19 3,171
RU Girls 0 #144 795 11,913
MT Girls 0 #150 4 3,773
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
LT Girls 0 #166 29 1,904
Belgium Girls 2024 #167 19 424
Sweden Girls 2020 #171 10 1,663
SI Girls 0 #175 3 2,769
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
RU 0 #179 11 3,641
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
AE 0 #182 6 10,220
LU Girls 0 #185 6 4,850
France Girls 2021 #190 265 3,185
AR 0 #192 2 2,915
DK 0 #199 8 5,198
AL Girls 0 #200 23 4,141
BR 0 #215 138 5,969
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
BR Girls 0 #217 2,141 12,708
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
EC Girls 0 #226 14 3,650
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
JP Girls 0 #233 13 6,592
NA Girls 0 #235 3 7,146
GR Girls 0 #243 7 6,293
PT 0 #246 5 4,161
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
MO Girls 0 #260 4 7,056
Canada Girls 2024 #262 24 2,795
United States Girls 2024 #262 1,084 8,487
NG 0 #270 3 5,926
AF Boys 0 #271 4 3,535
KZ Boys 0 #273 17 6,578
JM Girls 0 #275 4 7,507
IL 0 #278 5 6,291
PL Boys 0 #283 53 6,459
TW Girls 0 #284 6 8,139
DK Girls 0 #285 32 7,429
CO Girls 0 #288 2,385 16,140
QA Girls 0 #291 26 15,378
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
CL Girls 0 #296 1,064 14,098
PE 0 #299 12 6,350
AL Boys 0 #301 3 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #301 5 6,530
SD Girls 0 #301 45 7,678
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
SA 0 #309 4 10,560
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GT 0 #331 8 5,948
MU Girls 0 #331 21 8,539
JO Girls 0 #332 8 7,570
GH Girls 0 #334 4 6,973
CL 0 #346 67 6,867
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
CN Girls 0 #356 4 8,829
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
BO 0 #361 21 6,868
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
NL 0 #361 31 2,481
OM Girls 0 #362 35 15,987
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
Austria Girls 0 #372 49 1,885
Finland Girls 0 #380 12 1,368
PH Girls 0 #381 10 13,098
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
MX 0 #402 12 8,339
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
AE Girls 0 #411 143 20,968
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
PT Girls 0 #416 36 7,952
Germany 0 #418 20 2,542
CO 0 #419 62 7,768
PA Girls 0 #429 53 9,861
SD Boys 0 #434 12 10,523
BO Girls 0 #437 182 9,488
UY Girls 0 #440 71 6,731
Spain 0 #443 10 2,326
LY 0 #453 83 12,703
KW Girls 0 #468 48 19,177
GT Girls 0 #469 37 7,500
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
PS Girls 0 #475 49 10,981
IQ Girls 0 #480 25 11,303
RU Boys 0 #491 15 12,621
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
CR Girls 0 #509 24 11,342
Germany Girls 0 #517 368 4,949
CM Girls 0 #523 18 11,671
BH 0 #527 27 17,937
AR Girls 0 #539 61 8,289
IR Boys 0 #539 14 10,162
IL Girls 0 #550 68 11,648
PE Girls 0 #554 481 14,861
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
SG Girls 0 #561 26 18,916
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
NL Girls 0 #581 403 5,933
LB 0 #604 55 13,263
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
HK Girls 0 #643 8 16,104
IN Girls 0 #649 6 13,121
CL Boys 0 #653 13 13,390
MX Girls 0 #669 664 17,781
SA Girls 0 #675 261 25,931
IT 0 #690 25 4,183
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
Finland Girls 2026 #702 37 3,895
SY 0 #711 18 11,684
BR Boys 0 #725 27 12,213
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
NG Girls 0 #751 36 15,093
DZ 0 #787 410 20,130
TN 0 #793 37 13,765
KW Boys 0 #801 6 18,755
Spain Girls 0 #847 137 5,561
PE Boys 0 #868 11 14,506
CO Boys 0 #880 41 15,656
EG Girls 0 #893 67 14,742
MY Girls 0 #910 85 24,821
OM Boys 0 #914 5 17,948
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
MA 0 #941 188 20,986
MX Boys 0 #965 18 16,355
TR 0 #981 233 19,440
NG Boys 0 #993 9 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
IT Girls 0 #1,065 394 9,415
AE Boys 0 #1,077 16 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,114 28 25,928
MY Boys 0 #1,179 4 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,555 60 28,008

Kamila is popular in 88 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
United States
Switzerland

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People also ask about Kamila

Kamila is predominantly a girl's name.
Kamila is a 3 syllable name, pronounced {'IPA': {'English': '/kəˈmiːlə/', 'Polish': '/kaˈmi.la/', 'Arabic': '/kaːˈmiːla/'}, 'respelling': {'English': 'kuh-MEE-luh', 'Polish': 'ka-MEE-la', 'Arabic': 'ka-MEE-la'}}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Camila, Camilla, Camille, Kamilah, Kamilla and Camilia.
Across languages, Kamila has these equivalents: Kamil (masculine), Camille (French, unisex), Camila/Camilla (Spanish/Italian), Kāmila/Kamilah (Arabic), Kamila (Polish).
Yes, very popular — Kamila ranked #1 in Ireland in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Kamila ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2022).
Kamila's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #357 in 2011 to #190 in 2021 in France.