Is Camara a boy or girl name?

Camara is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 881 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 90.8% were girls and 9.2% were boys.

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Camara

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Camara was most popular in 1994, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,224 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 881 people named Camara.

Camara over time

Births per year. The dot marks Camara’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Camara a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Camara is mostly a girl’s name — 90.8% of the 881 Americans given it were girls and 9.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org