What Does the Name Camila Mean?

Camila is a girl's name of Latin (via Spanish/Portuguese) origin meaning “"young ceremonial attendant; acolyte".”

Updated June 2026

Name	Camila
Gender	female
Origin	Latin (via Spanish/Portuguese)
Meaning	"young ceremonial attendant; acolyte"
Variants	Camilla, Camille, Kamila, Camilla, Cami
Popularity	A top-ranked name throughout Latin America and Spain, and consistently in the US top 50 for girls in recent years.

The meaning and origin of Camila

The name Camila means “"young ceremonial attendant; acolyte"” and has Latin (via Spanish/Portuguese) origins. The Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla, from the Latin camillus/camilla, a term for a youth who attended at religious sacrifices. Camilla was a warrior maiden in Virgil's Aeneid.

Variants and related names

Camila is related to several other names you may recognize: Camilla, Camille, Kamila, Camilla, Cami. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Camila?

A top-ranked name throughout Latin America and Spain, and consistently in the US top 50 for girls in recent years.

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