Camellia
Girl name · #1675 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 123 baby girls were named Camellia, placing it at #1675 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2646, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 14,634 girls born in 2025 was named Camellia.
The 104-year story
Camellia first appears in the Social Security records in 1921, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 138 babies and a rank of #1546. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Camellia per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Camellia in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Camellia is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Camellia will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Camellia is most common
State-level data for Camellia is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Camellia
Statistically, parents drawn to Camellia tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Cordelia, Calia, Athalia, Amilia, and Adalia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Camellia | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #1673 |
| 2024 | 138 | #1546 |
| 2023 | 119 | #1724 |
| 2022 | 99 | #1974 |
| 2021 | 118 | #1739 |
| 2020 | 122 | #1678 |
| 2019 | 96 | #1999 |
| 2018 | 103 | #1925 |
| 2017 | 91 | #2108 |
| 2016 | 80 | #2343 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2646 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2582 |
| 2013 | 45 | #3465 |
| 2012 | 53 | #3134 |
| 2011 | 33 | #4353 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4974 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5709 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7394 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7828 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4804 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6392 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5364 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Camellia a popular girl name?
Camellia ranked #1675 among girls in 2025 with 123 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2646.
When was the name Camellia most popular?
Camellia peaked in 2024, when 138 American girls received the name (ranked #1546 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Camellia?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 14,634 newborn American girls was named Camellia. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.