Camella
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.
Camella by the numbers
Camella was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 1960, making it a 1960s name.
What we can tell you about Camella
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Camella. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Camillayoung ceremonial attendant; feminine form of Camillus1,047 in the US (2017)
- Carmellavineyard or garden of god; a form of Carmel162 in the US (2017)
- Camelliacamellia flower; named after botanist georg josef kamel90 in the US (2017)
- Cameliacamel flower; a form of camellia15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cabella8 in the US (2017)
- Camilayoung ceremonial attendant6,761 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Camella
Names that are said the same way as Camella, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kamilaperfect; complete; a form of Kamil1,100 in the US (2017)
- Kamilahperfect or complete236 in the US (2017)
- Kamillayoung ceremonial attendant; a form of Camilla169 in the US (2017)
- Kamylaperfect, complete; a respelling of Kamila55 in the US (2017)
- Camilahperfect or complete; a form of Kamila25 in the US (2017)
- Khamilagentle, mild; a form of Kamila18 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Camella
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