Camelia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning camel flower; a form of camellia.
Camelia by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Camelia. In the US, 54 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 71 babies in 1987, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Camelia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Camelliacamellia flower; named after botanist georg josef kamel90 in the US (2017)
- Camiliaattendant to the temple; a form of Camilla18 in the US (2017)
- Camella10 in the US (2017)
- Camilayoung ceremonial attendant6,761 in the US (2017)
- Camillayoung ceremonial attendant; feminine form of Camillus1,047 in the US (2017)
- Ceceliablind; from caecus; variant of Cecilia95 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Camelia
Names that are said the same way as Camelia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kamiliavariant of Camelia; perfect, complete20 in the US (2017)
- Camilliaattendant to the temple; a form of Camilla18 in the US (2017)
- Kameliacamel; a form of camelia the flower13 in the US (2017)
- Kamilyaperfect; complete; a form of Kamila6 in the US (2017)
- Kamiliahperfect, complete; a form of Kamil5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a flower
Like Camelia, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Camelia
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