Meaning of the nameCamily
- Female
- Latin origin
- Ca-mi-ly
Camily is a spelling of the name Camili.
Meaning
The meaning of Camily 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)
- 13,324
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,392
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,959
- people
Camily in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Camily, 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 (8,284 people).
13,260 women 64 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 Camily is most common
States with the highest share of people named Camily in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.010%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.009%
- Rondônia 0.008%
- Amazonas 0.008%
- São Paulo 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,496 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,503 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,153 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 879 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 819 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 756 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 558 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 519 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 469 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 319 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 292 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 291 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 265 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 262 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 253 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 250 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 241 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 149 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 148 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 141 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 129 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 125 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 101 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 82 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 52 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 39 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 33 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Camily
It swaps the final I for Y, keeping the single L.
About the name Camili
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Camili, Camilly, Camily, Kamilly, Kamily, Kamili and Camilli among the spelling variants of Camile, which Behind the Name defines as a Portuguese variant of Camila. Camila is a form of Camilla, the feminine of Camillus, and Camilla is the name of a legendary Volscian warrior in the Aeneid, by Virgil. According to Behind the Name, Camillus was a Roman cognomen probably of Etruscan origin and of unknown meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,029 people named Camili, most of them born in the 2000s. The spellings in the group vary between an initial C or K, a single or doubled L, and a final I or Y.
Other spellings of Camili
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Camile · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Camile · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Camilla · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Camillus · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Camila · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Camily
What does the name Camily mean?
The meaning of Camily 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 Camily in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,324 people with the first name Camily, which ranks it number 1,392 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Camily a boy's or a girl's name?
Camily is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 13,260 women and 64 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Camily?
Camily is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Camily most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.010% of the state's population is named Camily (819 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Camily?
Kamilly, Camilly, Camili, Kamily, Kamili and Camilli. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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