Meaning of the nameCamile
- Female
- Latin origin
- Ca-mi-le
Camile is a female name, a Brazilian variant of Camila, from the Latin Camilla, the feminine of Camillus, an ancient Roman name of unknown meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Camile is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 52,642
- Rank in Brazil
- #543
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 51,977
- people
Camile in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Camile, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (31,712 people).
52,313 women 329 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Camile is most common
States with the highest share of people named Camile in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.042%
- Amapá 0.040%
- Santa Catarina 0.037%
- Paraná 0.036%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.034%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,705 | 0.024% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,690 | 0.042% |
| Bahia | 4,713 | 0.033% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,518 | 0.022% |
| Paraná | 4,084 | 0.036% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,698 | 0.034% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,804 | 0.037% |
| Pará | 2,674 | 0.033% |
| Pernambuco | 1,889 | 0.021% |
| Maranhão | 1,228 | 0.018% |
| Amazonas | 1,135 | 0.029% |
| Ceará | 1,134 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 1,092 | 0.016% |
| Espírito Santo | 809 | 0.021% |
| Mato Grosso | 772 | 0.021% |
| Sergipe | 612 | 0.028% |
| Paraíba | 590 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 588 | 0.021% |
| Alagoas | 585 | 0.019% |
| Distrito Federal | 444 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 423 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 359 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 339 | 0.021% |
| Amapá | 294 | 0.040% |
| Acre | 183 | 0.022% |
| Roraima | 169 | 0.027% |
| Tocantins | 111 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Camile
Behind the Name records Camile, used in Brazil, as a Portuguese variant of Camila; Camila and Camille are forms of Camilla, the feminine of the Roman name Camillus. According to Behind the Name, Camillus was a Roman cognomen probably of Etruscan origin and of unknown meaning, and Wiktionary also considers it of obscure origin, probably not Latin. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Camille and Kamille among the spelling variants of Camile. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 52,642 people named Camile, most of them born in the 2000s. The spellings in the group differ in the first letter (C or K) and in single or double L.
The most common spelling in the group, with C and a single L; almost all the people recorded were born from the 1980s onward.
Other spellings of Camile
Sources
- Behind the Name: Camile · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Camilla · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Camillus · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Camilla · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Camille · behindthename.com · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Camile · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Camile
What does the name Camile mean?
The meaning of Camile is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Camile in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 52,642 people with the first name Camile, which ranks it number 543 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Camile a boy's or a girl's name?
Camile is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 52,313 women and 329 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Camile?
Camile is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Camile most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.042% of the state's population is named Camile (6,690 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Camile?
Camille, Kamile and Kamille. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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