Kamila Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Kamila is a frequent choice for characters in Slavic and Arabic literature, representing strength and beauty.

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A Deep Dive

Kamila Overview

Meaning

Perfect, helper to the priest

Gender

Girl

Origin

Arabic, Slavic

Etymology

Derived from the Latin name “Camilla,” meaning “attendant” or “helper.”

Religion

Islam

Pronunciation

/kəˈmilə/ or /kæˈmilə/

Popularity

Kamila is beloved in Poland and has a presence in many other countries. In 2023, Kamila ranked #256 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

2 (Cooperative, Adaptable, Considerate)

Name Styles

Exotic, Religious and Spiritual, Cool

Associated Traits

Graceful, elegant, kind

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Evoking purity and service, marking its historical use for young maidens serving in temples.

Name Day

July 14 (Poland)
A Deep Dive

Kamila Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Camilla, Kamilla, Camille, Camelia, Kamille, Kamilah

Common Nicknames

Lia, Kami-Kam, Kila, Mili, Kammy

Diminutives

Kami, Mila, Millie, Kam, Kiki

Famous People

  • Kamila Shamsie
    (British-Pakistani Author)
  • Kamila Valieva
    (Russian Figure Skater)
  • Kamila Sidiqi
    (Afghan Entrepreneur)
  • Kamila Skolimowska
    (Polish Athlete)
  • Kamila Lićwinko
    (Polish Athlete)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Kamila Valieva
    ("Dancing on Ice," TV Series)
  • Kamila
    ("Top Girl," Novel)
  • Kamila Mendes
    ("Riverdale," TV Series)
  • Kamila Khan
    ("Ms. Marvel," Comic Series)
  • "Kamila's Secret"
    (Film)
  • Kamila
    ("Gomorrah," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Kamila?

Kamila means “perfect” or “noble.” People named Kamila are often seen as graceful and compassionate, with a strong sense of dignity and kindness.

What Is the Origin of The Name Kamila?

The name Kamila has Arabic roots, derived from the word “kāmil,” which means “perfect” or “complete.” It is also used in Slavic cultures as a variation of the name Camilla, originating from the Latin “Camillus,” which referred to a young ceremonial attendant in ancient Roman religion.

Kamila Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Kamila in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#2272021#2122022#2582023
Top 3 Rankings#2122022#2142020#2272021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Kamila

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023258
(-46 from 2022)
1192
(-190 from 2022)
0.06815
2022212
(+15 from 2021)
1382
(+64 from 2021)
0.07707
2021227
(-13 from 2020)
1318
(-29 from 2020)
0.07357
2020214
(+25 from 2019)
1347
(+27 from 2019)
0.07620
2019239
(+28 from 2018)
1320
(+86 from 2018)
0.07194
2018267
(+26 from 2017)
1234
(+130 from 2017)
0.06636
2017293
(+48 from 2016)
1104
(+126 from 2016)
0.05844
2016341
(-13 from 2015)
978
(-18 from 2015)
0.05052
2015328
(+78 from 2014)
996
(+202 from 2014)
0.05105
2014406
(-39 from 2013)
794
(-57 from 2013)
0.04059
2013367
(-5 from 2012)
851
(-10 from 2012)
0.04415
2012362
(+60 from 2011)
861
(+125 from 2011)
0.04439
2011422
(+10 from 2010)
736
(+20 from 2010)
0.03798
2010432
(+83 from 2009)
716
(+128 from 2009)
0.03652
2009515
(+57 from 2008)
588
(+50 from 2008)
0.02904
2008572
(+168 from 2007)
538
(+144 from 2007)
0.02583
2007740
(+124 from 2006)
394
(+86 from 2006)
0.01862
2006864
(+196 from 2005)
308
(+83 from 2005)
0.01473
20051060
(+75 from 2004)
225
(+24 from 2004)
0.01109
20041135
(+417 from 2003)
201
(+77 from 2003)
0.00996
20031552
(+89 from 2002)
124
(+12 from 2002)
0.00618
20021641
(+109 from 2001)
112
(+10 from 2001)
0.00567
20011750
(+819 from 2000)
102
(+44 from 2000)
0.00515
20002569
(-387 from 1999)
58
(-11 from 1999)
0.00291
19992182
(+187 from 1998)
69
(+10 from 1998)
0.00354
19982369
(+187 from 1997)
59
(+9 from 1997)
0.00304
19972556
(+116 from 1996)
50
(+4 from 1996)
0.00262
19962672
(+820 from 1995)
46
(+15 from 1995)
0.00240
19953492
(+212 from 1994)
31
(+2 from 1994)
0.00161
19943704
(+396 from 1993)
29
(+4 from 1993)
0.00149
19934100
(-956 from 1992)
25
(-11 from 1992)
0.00127
19923144
(+1506 from 1991)
36
(+15 from 1991)
0.00180
19914650
(+44 from 1990)
21
(+1 from 1990)
0.00103
19904694
(+1467 from 1989)
20
(+7 from 1989)
0.00097
19896161
(-2146 from 1988)
13
(-9 from 1988)
0.00065
19884015
(-32 from 1987)
22
(+1 from 1987)
0.00114
19873983
(+1476 from 1986)
21
(+8 from 1986)
0.00112
19865459
(-824 from 1985)
13
(-3 from 1985)
0.00070
19854635
(+331 from 1984)
16
(+2 from 1984)
0.00087
19844966
(-681 from 1983)
14
(-3 from 1983)
0.00078
19834285
(+925 from 1982)
17
(+4 from 1982)
0.00095
19825210
(+41 from 1981)
13
No change from 1981
0.00072
19815251
(+662 from 1980)
13
(+2 from 1980)
0.00073
19805913
(-2135 from 1979)
11
(-9 from 1979)
0.00062
19793778
(+465 from 1978)
20
(+4 from 1978)
0.00116
19784243
(-331 from 1977)
16
(-2 from 1977)
0.00097
19773912
(+993 from 1976)
18
(+6 from 1976)
0.00109
19764905
(-313 from 1975)
12
(-1 from 1975)
0.00076
19754592
(+419 from 1974)
13
(+2 from 1974)
0.00083
19745011
(+946 from 1972)
11
(+3 from 1972)
0.00070
19730
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19725957
(+2363 from 1971)
8
(+3 from 1971)
0.00050
19718320
(-1958 from 1970)
5
(-2 from 1970)
0.00029
19706362
(+1109 from 1969)
7
(+2 from 1969)
0.00038
19697471
(-2326 from 1968)
5
(-3 from 1968)
0.00028
19685145
(+1448 from 1963)
8
(+3 from 1963)
0.00047
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19650
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0
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0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19636593
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00025
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19600
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19590
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0
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0.0000
19580
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0
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0.0000
19570
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0
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0.0000
19560
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0
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0.0000
19550
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0
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0.0000
19540
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0
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0.0000
19530
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0
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0.0000
19520
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0.0000
19510
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0.0000
19500
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0.0000
19490
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19480
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19470
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19450
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19390
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19380
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19370
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19360
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19350
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19340
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19330
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19320
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19310
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19300
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19290
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19280
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19270
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19260
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19250
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19240
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19230
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19220
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19210
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19200
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19190
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19180
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19170
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19160
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19150
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19140
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19130
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19120
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19110
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19100
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19090
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19080
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19070
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19060
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19050
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19040
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19030
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19020
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18990
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18980
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18970
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American States Popularity Rankings for Kamila

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#972021#882022#902023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#992021#862022#1112023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#1652021#1662022#1922023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#1312021#1382022#2372023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4162021#5272022#4622023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#1482021#1372022#1832023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#3262021#2172022#3032023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#2182021#2272022#1832023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#3262021#4142022#4402023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#2952021#2952022#1982023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#4582021#3032022#3542023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#2702021#3472022#3132023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#6762021#3562022#7532023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#4702021#4382022#5062023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#1852021#1682022#1662023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#1382021#962022#962023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#2782021#3442022#3192023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#3192021#4602022#6072023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#4182021#5352022#4922023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#6382021#6372022#9082023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#2082019#4322021#3022022

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#5682021#3632022#4012023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#2142021#2522022#3902023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#2792020#3632021#2172022

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#2342021#3432022#3662023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#7872021#8642022#5512023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#9102021#8372022#7132023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#4872020#3642021#9052023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#5122021#4832022#5242023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2612021#4532022#4452023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#1682021#2572022#2672023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#4582021#3972022#4492023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#8062021#6882022#5372023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#5472021#6882022#8892023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#6322017#6432020#5772023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#5312020#4652021#4122022

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7532020#8052022#8892023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#5902020#5952021#5982023

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2052016#1962019

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#1572023

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#2092018

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2002022

Popularity Rankings for Kamila in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan#192006#212007#242008

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#202021#302022#252023

Popularity in Russia (Moscow)

Russia (Moscow) flagRussia (Moscow)#732022#712023#632024

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#892021#932022#892023

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#1982007#1792008#1812009

Popularity in France

France flagFrance#1932018#1932019

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#3602020#6642021#4272022

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#4712020#4672022#4892023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#7162019#5172021#5592022

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#6392020#8842021#6022022

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#12272020#7732021#10122022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#8872012#9822013#9842015

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Kamila a Name for Boys or Girls?

The name Kamila is generally given to girls, following the tradition of its usage in various cultures.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Kamila

Kamila in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Kamila Shamsie (Author, born 1973): A British-Pakistani novelist acclaimed for her book "Home Fire," which won the Women's Prize for Fiction.
  • Kamila Valieva (Figure Skater, born 2006): A Russian figure skater who achieved international success at a young age with numerous records and medals.
  • Kamila Sidiqi (Entrepreneur, born 1983): An Afghan entrepreneur and activist who founded a successful tailoring business during the Taliban regime.
  • Kamila Skolimowska (Athlete, 1982–2009): A Polish hammer thrower who won the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
  • Kamila Lićwinko (Athlete, born 1986): A Polish high jumper who has competed in multiple international championships and won several medals.
  • Kamila Andini (Film Director, born 1986): An Indonesian film director and screenwriter recognized for her critically acclaimed films.
  • Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (Politician, born 1983): A Polish lawyer and politician who has served as a member of the Polish Parliament.
  • Kamila Karpiel (Ski Jumper, born 2001): A Polish ski jumper who has competed in World Cup events and represented Poland in international competitions.
  • Kamila Valieva ("Dancing on Ice," 2021 TV Series): A talented young figure skater competing in an international ice skating competition.
  • Kamila ("Top Girl," 2015 Novel): Follows the story of Kamila, a young woman navigating the complexities of fame and relationships in the modern world.
  • Kamila Mendes ("Riverdale," 2017 TV Series): An actress known for playing the role of Veronica Lodge in this popular teen drama series.
  • Kamila Khan ("Ms. Marvel," 2014 Comic Series): A Pakistani-American teenager who gains superpowers and becomes the superhero Ms. Marvel.
  • "Kamila's Secret" (2010 Film): A drama about a young woman uncovering her family's hidden past.
  • Kamila ("Gomorrah," 2014 TV Series): A character involved in the gritty underworld of the Italian mafia.
  • Kamila Zborowska ("High Seas," 2019 TV Series): A character embroiled in mysteries and secrets aboard a luxury transatlantic ship.
  • Kamila ("The Forbidden Wish," 2016 Novel): A retelling of Aladdin's tale from the perspective of Kamila, the jinni.
  • Kamila Town (Punjab, Pakistan): A small town in the Punjab province, featuring local markets and traditional Pakistani culture.
  • Kamila Park (California, USA): A public park located in Santa Clara County, offering playgrounds and picnic areas.
  • Kamila Village (Gilan, Iran): A scenic village in the Gilan province, surrounded by lush greenery and rice fields.
  • Kamila River (Central Java, Indonesia): A river flowing through the Central Java province, supporting local agriculture.
  • Kamila Mosque (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia): A historic mosque situated in the capital city, serving as a religious and cultural center.
  • Kamila Garden (Quebec, Canada): A botanical garden in Montreal, featuring a wide variety of plant species.
  • Kamila Island (Lagos, Nigeria): A small island off the coast of Lagos, popular for its beaches and fishing.

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