Is Camelia a boy or girl name?

Camelia is a girl’s name. Of the 2,942 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Camelia

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Camelia was most popular in 1987, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,737 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,942 people named Camelia.

Camelia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Camelia’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Camelia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Camelia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,942 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Camelia

Where Camelia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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