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Camillo Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Camillo

Pronunciation: kuh-MIL-oh / kuh-MEEL-oh

Meaning Attendant at sacrifices Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#5,429
TREND
30
Peak Years
1921, 1916, 1929
Lowest Years
1953, 1950, 1959
Energy Archetype
Cheerful & Expressive

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Camillo in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Camillo

  • 930 babies named Camillo: U.S. records list 930 babies given the name Camillo from 1880 through 2025.

What Does the Name Camillo Mean?

Camillo is the Italian form of the Latin masculine name Camillus. In ancient Rome, a camillus was a freeborn boy, usually of a noble family, who assisted a priest at sacrifices; the female counterpart was a camilla. The literal sense of the Latin word is usually given as "attendant at sacrifices," and the customary English gloss is "temple servant." The deeper origin of camillus is uncertain. Since the word belongs to the old religious vocabulary of Rome, some scholars have proposed that it was borrowed from Etruscan, but no derivation is firmly established. Italian Camillo is a direct descendant of Camillus, with the Latin ending -us replaced by Italian -o. It is not a translation of the Latin word but a later form of the same name. The feminine name Camilla is related, but it has its own separate history.

Camillo Name History & Origins

The Latin Camillus was used as a cognomen, or family surname, in the Roman patrician Furian family. The best-known ancient bearer was Marcus Furius Camillus, a fourth-century BCE general and dictator who was traditionally credited with saving Rome after the Gallic sack. Roman writers connected the cognomen with the religious camillus, the boy who served at sacrifices; Plutarch repeats this explanation in his life of Camillus. Whether the cognomen began as a religious title or as an independent family name is not documented with certainty.

In Italy, the Latin name passed into the vernacular as Camillo. Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550 - 1614), an Italian priest who founded the Camillians, a religious order devoted to the care of the sick, is a major religious bearer; his name is rendered in Italian as Camillo. Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, written in the early 1600s, includes a Sicilian lord named Camillo, a literary use that reflects the Italian form already in circulation. In the nineteenth century, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810 - 1861), a leading statesman of Italian unification, was another prominent bearer. The related Spanish and Portuguese form is Camilo, with one l, and the French Camille is used for both men and women; these are separate developments from the same Latin root.

How Popular is the Name Camillo?

Camillo has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1921. Its best rank was #1,379 in 1913.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Camillo Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.

You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.

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