Camelia

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A few things about Camelia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Camelia

Camelia Potec

Romanian swimmer

Choose Camelia and your child shares a first name with Camelia Potec, a Romanian swimmer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Camelia, like who?” Camelia Potec's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 40,161 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Camelia, 40 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Camelia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCamelia first shows up in US birth records in 1884, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 141 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1884, when it ranked #1,024. Today it's #3,712, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendCamelia has slipped 621 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,712. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Romanian, Camelia means “camellia flower”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Romanian roots.
• 🌍OriginCamelia is the #2 most popular Romanian girl name in the US. That's out of 13 Romanian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Camelia

Camelia is a girl name of Italian, Latin and Romanian origin meaning “camellia flower”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-lia”. US birth records list Camelia for girls from 1884 to 2025, in 119 of those 142 years. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked #1,024 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,712, with 40 babies.

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