Meaning of the nameCamilo

Male
Latin origin
Ca-mi-lo

Camilo is a male name, the Portuguese and Spanish form of Camillus, a Roman cognomen probably of Etruscan origin and of unknown meaning.

Meaning

The meaning of Camilo 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): 12,321
Rank in Brazil: #1,477
Median age: 42 years
2010 Census: 14,505; people

Camilo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Camilo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,545 people).

92 women 12,229 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 Camilo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Camilo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,652	0.006%
Minas Gerais	2,237	0.011%
Bahia	806	0.006%
Rio de Janeiro	668	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	624	0.006%
Pará	603	0.007%
Maranhão	558	0.008%
Paraná	515	0.005%
Santa Catarina	419	0.006%
Ceará	386	0.004%
Goiás	362	0.005%
Espírito Santo	358	0.009%
Amazonas	249	0.006%
Pernambuco	225	0.003%
Mato Grosso	224	0.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul	193	0.007%
Piauí	181	0.006%
Rio Grande do Norte	181	0.006%
Distrito Federal	181	0.006%
Paraíba	179	0.005%
Sergipe	115	0.005%
Amapá	88	0.012%
Rondônia	76	0.005%
Tocantins	74	0.005%
Alagoas	62	0.002%
Roraima	55	0.009%
Acre	50	0.006%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Camilo

Camilo is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Camillus, a Roman cognomen that Behind the Name considers probably of Etruscan origin and of unknown meaning. The same entry says the name is probably unrelated to the Latin noun camillus, 'young person who served in religious ceremonies'. Wiktionary records Camila as the corresponding feminine, also of Latin origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,321 people named Camilo, with a peak of 2,545 among those born in the 1980s; proportionally, the name is most common in Minas Gerais.

Sources

Behind the Name: Camilo · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Camillus · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Camilo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Camila · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Camilo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Camilo

What does the name Camilo mean?

The meaning of Camilo 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 Camilo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,321 people with the first name Camilo, which ranks it number 1,477 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Camilo a boy's or a girl's name?

Camilo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 92 women and 12,229 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Camilo?

Camilo is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Camilo most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.011% of the state's population is named Camilo (2,237 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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