Is Camella a boy or girl name?

Camella is a girl’s name. Of the 1,199 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Camella

Recorded 1909–2024 · United States

Camella was most popular in 1960, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,944 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,199 people named Camella.

Camella over time

Births per year. The dot marks Camella’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Camella a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Camella is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,199 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.

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