Spelling comparison
Kamila vs Camilla
2025 US records for these exact spellings: Kamila 851 and Camilla 847. Kamila’s share of that pair is 50.1%. The multiple is about 1.0 times the published count of Camilla.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Kamila profile · Camilla profile
Kamila and Camilla name the same child-name in two spellings. The tables below never merge those rows into a single total. Camilla is the longer of the two spellings, and Kamila is the shorter. Kamila uses “Kami” where Camilla uses “Camil”, before “la”.
In years when both spellings were published, the lead changed 3 times. The latest crossover is 2015, when Kamila moved ahead of Camilla on the combined published count (996 to 874).
Kamila is first published in these national files in 1963, and Camilla in 1880. Kamila’s larger 2025 category is female. Camilla’s larger 2025 category is female. Camilla led 5 decades and Kamila led 2 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 363 records in 2022, and the closest year was 2016 (a gap of 2). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (1,698), Kamila is 50.1% and Camilla is 49.9%.
2016–2025, count and rank
Kamila was the higher published spelling in 2016, with 978 female records (rank #341) against 976 female records (rank #342) for Camilla. The 2017 national file shows Kamila led 2017 by 44 published records (1,104 to 1,060). Read as exact spellings: Kamila had 1,104 female records (rank #294); Camilla had 1,060 female records (rank #308). 2018: Kamila led 2018 by 135 published records (1,234 to 1,099). Kamila and Camilla stay separate rows; 1,234 and 1,099 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2019, Kamila had 1,321 female records (rank #238); Camilla had 1,224 female records (rank #271). Kamila led 2019 by 97 published records (1,321 to 1,224). 2020 belongs to Kamila. Kamila had 1,348 female records (rank #214); Camilla had 1,169 female records (rank #263). The gap that year was 179 records. For 2021, compare the categories separately: Kamila had 1,319 female records (rank #228); Camilla had 1,041 female records (rank #307). Kamila led 2021 by 278 published records (1,319 to 1,041), and the smaller spelling is Camilla. Kamila was the higher published spelling in 2022, with 1,383 female records (rank #214) against 1,020 female records (rank #314) for Camilla. The 2023 national file shows Kamila led 2023 by 272 published records (1,198 to 926). Read as exact spellings: Kamila had 1,198 female records (rank #258); Camilla had 926 female records (rank #336). 2024: Kamila led 2024 by 132 published records (1,088 to 956). Kamila and Camilla stay separate rows; 1,088 and 956 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2025, Kamila had 851 female records (rank #357); Camilla had 847 female records (rank #361). Kamila led 2025 by 4 published records (851 to 847).
| Year | Kamila female count | Kamila female rank | Kamila male count | Kamila male rank | Camilla female count | Camilla female rank | Camilla male count | Camilla male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 978 | 341 | — | — | 976 | 342 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,104 | 294 | — | — | 1,060 | 308 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,234 | 267 | — | — | 1,099 | 303 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,321 | 238 | — | — | 1,224 | 271 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,348 | 214 | — | — | 1,169 | 263 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1,319 | 228 | — | — | 1,041 | 307 | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,383 | 214 | — | — | 1,020 | 314 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1,198 | 258 | — | — | 926 | 336 | — | — |
| 2024 | 1,088 | 292 | — | — | 956 | 323 | — | — |
| 2025 | 851 | 357 | — | — | 847 | 361 | — | — |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Kamila is the warm line and Camilla is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1880s total is one-sided: 133 published records for Camilla, and no published 1880s count for Kamila. The 1890s total is one-sided: 255 published records for Camilla, and no published 1890s count for Kamila. The 1900s total is one-sided: 343 published records for Camilla, and no published 1900s count for Kamila. The 1910s total is one-sided: 997 published records for Camilla, and no published 1910s count for Kamila. The 1920s total is one-sided: 1,277 published records for Camilla, and no published 1920s count for Kamila. The 1930s total is one-sided: 1,084 published records for Camilla, and no published 1930s count for Kamila. The 1940s total is one-sided: 1,441 published records for Camilla, and no published 1940s count for Kamila. The 1950s total is one-sided: 1,354 published records for Camilla, and no published 1950s count for Kamila. Camilla was the 1960s leader, 1,572 published records against 18 for Kamila. The 1970s files give 110 published records to Kamila and 1,233 to Camilla, so Camilla led the decade. Camilla was the 1980s leader, 1,188 published records against 153 for Kamila. The 1990s files give 386 published records to Kamila and 1,408 to Camilla, so Camilla led the decade. Camilla was the 2000s leader, 3,198 published records against 2,651 for Kamila. The 2010s files give 9,593 published records to Kamila and 8,840 to Camilla, so Kamila led the decade. Kamila was the 2020s leader, 7,187 published records against 5,959 for Camilla.
Top states in 2025
Kamila’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (206), California (196), Florida (57), Illinois (42), New York (37). Camilla’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are California (141), Texas (130), Florida (56), Arizona (31), Georgia (30). Texas, California, Florida are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.