Camillo
A masculine Italian name meaning "young ceremonial attendant".
Name Census estimates that about 470 living Americans carry the first name Camillo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Camillo today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Camillo births was 1921 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Camillo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
470
~ 1 in 729,265 Americans
Peak year
1921
26 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,459
Tracked since 1912
Census
Camillo in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 818 people with the first name Camillo, which placed it at #14,422 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,422
National first-name rank
People counted
818
818 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
57.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Camillo
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camillo is White at 57.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (34.7%) and Black (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Camillo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Camillo at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White57.5% · 470
- Hispanic or Latino34.7% · 284
- Black or African American3.4% · 28
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 17
- Two or more races1.8% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 4
Popularity
Camillo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Camillo from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 182 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Camillo remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Camillo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Camillo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Camillos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. New York, Pennsylvania, California recorded the most babies named Camillo, while Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 37 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Camillo
The given name Camillo has its origins in the Latin language and culture, dating back to ancient Roman times. It is derived from the Latin word "camillus," which referred to a young boy who assisted priests in religious ceremonies. The name is a diminutive form of the Roman family name "Camillus."
Camillo was a relatively common name among the ancient Romans, particularly in the aristocratic classes. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Livy, who mentions a Camillus as a military leader during the Samnite Wars in the 4th century BC.
In later centuries, the name appeared in various historical records and texts, including religious scriptures. Saint Camillo de Lellis (1550-1614), an Italian priest and the founder of the Order of Clerks Regular Ministers to the Sick, is one of the most notable figures bearing this name.
Throughout history, several other notable individuals have borne the name Camillo. These include the Italian Renaissance architect Camillo Sitte (1843-1903), known for his influential work on urban planning and design. Another prominent figure was Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861), an Italian statesman who played a pivotal role in the unification of Italy in the 19th century.
In the world of literature, Camillo Boito (1836-1914) was an Italian novelist, poet, and architect, celebrated for his contributions to the Italian Romantic movement. Additionally, Camillo Golgi (1843-1926), an Italian physician and scientist, is renowned for his groundbreaking work on the structure of the nervous system, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906.
Other historical figures with the name Camillo include Camillo Porzio (1504-1580), an Italian humanist and historian, and Camillo Pamphili (1622-1666), an Italian nobleman who served as a Cardinal in the Catholic Church during the 17th century.
While the name Camillo has its roots in ancient Roman culture, it has since spread to various other regions and cultures, particularly in Italy and other parts of Europe. Throughout its long history, the name has maintained a connection to its Latin origins and has been borne by numerous influential individuals across various fields.
People
Camillo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Camillo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Camillo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Camillo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 470 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Camillo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 729,265 US residents.
Is Camillo a common name?
We classify Camillo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 913 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Camillo most popular?
The single biggest year for Camillo was 1921, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Camillo is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Camillo in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 818 people with the name Camillo, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,422 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Camillo in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Camillo?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Camillo leans strongly male. 795 people counted with this name were male (97.4%), compared with 21 female bearers (2.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Camillo?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camillo is White at 57.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (34.7%) and Black (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Camillo most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Camillo in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.5% (470 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Camillo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Camillo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Camillo in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Camillo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Camillo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Camillo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Camillo as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Camillo, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.