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👧 Girl's name 💎 Relatively Unique UK #1892

Camelia

Camelia is a distinctive choice, ranked #1892 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Camelia in their class.

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UK Rank 2025
#1892
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About the Name Camelia

Camelia has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 370 places in five years. It was most popular in 2023 at #1410 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.

Camelia is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Camelia in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Camelia

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Camelia

Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Camelia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Camelia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Camelia is rising: up 150 places since 2020, to #1,892 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,410 in 2023.
Camelia is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Camelia include: Camelia Lupașcu, Camelia Potec and Camelia Ciripan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Camelia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Camelias in the wild.
15
UK babies named Camelia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 150 places
Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Camelia

Almost certainly the only Camelia in the class

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UK Popularity (1998–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Camelia

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Camelia Lupașcub. 1986
Camelia Gabriela Lupașcu is a Romanian rower.
Camelia Potecb. 1982
Camelia Potec is a female Romanian swimmer, who won the gold medal in the women's 200 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Camelia Ciripanb. 1978
Camelia Ciripan is a Romanian para table tennis player.
Camelia Malik1955
Camelia Malik is an Indonesian actress and dangdut singer.
Camelia (actress)
Lilian Victor Cohen, known professionally as Camelia (كاميليا), was an Egyptian actress.
Camelia Somers
Camelia Marie Somers is an American actress and Suzanne Somers' granddaughter.
Camelia Ceasarb. 1997
Camelia Ceasar is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian Serie A club Parma and the Romania national team.

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