Camille

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Camille

Gender: Masculine, Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Camille is the French form of Camillus and Camilla. Both are Latin names, probably of Etruscan origin, possibly meaning “freeborn.”

History:
Camille became fairly common in France (as both a masculine and feminine name), mainly due to St. Camillus of Lellis (1560-1614) a patron of the sick and a founder of the Ministers of the Sick.
Please see Camilla or Camillus for more information.

Pronunciation: cam-eel.

Diminutives (feminine):
English: Ca, Cami, Camie, Cammi, Cammie, Cammy, Camy, Millie.

Alternates (feminine): Camile.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Camille Pissarro (m., 1830-1903)
French painter.
Camille Saint-Saëns (m., 1835-1921)
French composer.
Camille Lemnnier (m., 1844-1913)
Belgian writer.
Camille Claudel (f., 1864-1943)
French sculptor.
Camille Bombois (m, 1883-1970)
French painter.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Camille Roy (m., 1870-1943)
Canadian literary historian.

Political Figures:
Camille Desmoulins (m., 1760-1794)
French revolutionary journalist.
Camille Huysmans (m., 1871-1968)
Belgian prime minister.
Camille Chautemps (m. 1885-1963)
French politician.
Camille Chamoun (m., 1900-1987)
A president of Lebanon.

Scientists:
Camille Jordan (m., 1838-1922)
French mathematician.
Camille Guérin (m., 1872-1961)
French biologist.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for males:
less than 0.004 % named Camille

Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for females:
0.028 % named Camille

Popularity of Camille, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 36th most popular.
1910: 34th most popular.
1920: 37th most popular.
1930: 51st most popular.
1940: 66th most popular.
1950: 107th most popular.
1960: 178th most popular.
1962: 199th most popular.
1970: N/A
1979: N/A
1980: 188th most popular.
1990: 108th most popular.
2000: 161st most popular.

Popularity of Camille, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 489th most popular.
1910-1920: 498th most popular.
1920-1930: 659th most popular.
1930-1940: 471st most popular.
1940-1950: 345th most popular.
1950-1960: 398th most popular.
1960-1970: 424th most popular.
1970-1980: 377th most popular.
1980-1990: 330th most popular.
1990: 238th most popular.
1991: 258th most popular.
1992: 259th most popular.
1993: 274th most popular.
1994: 284th most popular.
1995: 271st most popular.
1996: 298th most popular.
1997: 281st most popular.
1998: 282nd most popular.
1999: 272nd most popular.
2000: 270th most popular.
2001: 260th most popular.
2002: 266th most popular.
2003: 256th most popular.

In France...
1900: 76th most popular.
1910: 63rd most popular.
1920: 82nd most popular.
1930: 104th most popular.
1940: 136th most popular.
1949: 196th most popular.
1950-1970: N/A
1974: 185th most popular.
1980: 81st most popular.
1990: 9th most popular.
2000: 2nd most popular.