Cameo
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning a carved gem or appearance; a form of Camilla.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Cameo by the numbers
Cameo was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 68 babies in 1992, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Camilla
Like Cameo, each of these traces back to Camilla: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Camillayoung ceremonial attendant; feminine form of Camillus1,047 in the US (2017)
- Kamillayoung ceremonial attendant; a form of Camilla169 in the US (2017)
- Millathousand; a form of Camilla or Millicent65 in the US (2017)
- Camidiminutive of Camilla; possibly attendant at religious ceremonies53 in the US (2017)
- Camileyoung ceremonial attendant; a form of Camilla20 in the US (2017)
- Camiliaattendant to the temple; a form of Camilla18 in the US (2017)
- Camilliaattendant to the temple; a form of Camilla18 in the US (2017)
- Camillaha form of Camilla; possibly attendant at religious ceremonies6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cameo. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean wealth
Like Cameo, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Edwardwealthy guardian1,385 in England and Wales (2025)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Jaspertreasurer; keeper of treasure802 in England and Wales (2025)
- Felixhappy; fortunate811 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Cameo
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