Camellia

“Flowering shrub genus named after botanist Georg Joseph Kamel” — Latin (botanical, from botanist Kamel) origin

Girl's name · #1673 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Camellia has appeared in US records since 1921 — best rank #1386 (1948) · 3,347 babies named Camellia all-time · 1 in 13,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,600 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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