Camille

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Camilla in NO Norway, SE Sweden, FI Finland and 1 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 16 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Camille is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name569K records spelled Camille20 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Canada, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, Dutch, Danish

  Also written Ca'Mille, Camillé, Cämille, Câmîllë, Cåmìlle

• Indonesian given name11K records spelled Camille3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Philippines, Belgium

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Cámillē

• German given name8.1K records spelled Camille4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, Switzerland, Austria

  Also written Caemìlle, Cämìlle, Ḉḁṁïllē

• Polish given name4.2K records spelled Camille11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, United States, Czechia, United Kingdom

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Russian

  Also written Kamille, Камилле, Càmïllë, Camìlle

• Thai given name1.9K records spelled Camille17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, Philippines, United States, Laos

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written คามิล, Khamil, คามีล, ค้ามูล, คามัล

81 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Camille is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• , 2 From Latin. See }Camilla in main dictionary.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, du nom latin Camillus, de camillus « enfant noble employé comme aide dans les sacrifices ».

  as a name·Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition

• In French, Du latin Camillus/Camilla, « jeune acolyte »; prénom de saint(s), fêté selon les calendriers le 14 juillet ou le 26 mai.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Origine latine, de Camillus, « qui fait partie de la famille Camillus ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Du latin, prénom mixte antique; « qui fait partie des Camillus ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Camille Desmoulinsb. 1760FRFrench journalist, politician and revolutionary (1760-1794)
• Jean-Baptiste Camille Corotb. 1796FRFrench landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)
• Camille Pissarrob. 1830FRDanish-French painter (1830-1903)
• Jules Ferryb. 1832FRnot in their usual nameFrench politician (1832-1893)
• Camille Saint-Saënsb. 1835FRFrench composer, organist, conductor and pianist (1835–1921)
• Camille Flammarionb. 1842FRFrench astronomer and author (1842–1925)
• Camille Claudelb. 1864FRFrench sculptor (1864–1943)
• Jean-Claude Van Dammeb. 1960BEnot in their usual nameBelgian actor and martial artist (born 1960)
• Brooke Shieldsb. 1965USnot in their usual nameU.S. model and actress
• Rudy Gestedeb. 1988FRnot in their usual nameBeninese-French footballer (born 1988)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,481 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Camille?

We estimate roughly 367 thousand people bear Camille (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Camille have the most bearers?

We estimate about 209 thousand people bear Camille in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled camille.

Where is Camille most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Camille is densest in Denmark — about 1 in 240 people — even though France holds more of our records for it.

How common is Camille compared with other names?

In France, Camille is the 56th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Camille a male or female name?

Camille is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Camille mean?

Recorded meaning: French from Latin Camillus/Camilla, a name of uncertain Etruscan origin.