Cami
2 syllables
♀ Female ◎ Latin ◈ 2 syllables
"Attendant in religious ceremonies"

From Latin

Cami is a nickname form of Camilla or Camille, from the Latin camillus meaning attendant in religious ceremonies. Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Cami at a glance
MeaningAttendant in religious ceremonies
OriginLatin
GenderFemale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 8
US Rank (today)#3444
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Origin & history of Cami
1
Latin roots
Cami is a nickname form of Camilla or Camille, from the Latin camillus meaning attendant in religious ceremonies. In Roman mythology, Camilla is the legendary warrior maiden in Virgils Aeneid. The Cami spelling, with the -i ending, became fashionable in mid-twentieth-century America alongside other warm -i ending feminine variants. Cami peaked in 1967 and exemplifies the era of briskly American feminine name variants.
2
Root name
The root form of Cami is Camille / Camilla — meaning Attendant in religious ceremonies.
3
Modern usage
Cami remains a beloved choice. Timeless appeal across cultures and generations.
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How popular is Cami?
1967 peak year
Its strongest stretch was the 1960s — when Cami was at its most popular. At its height in 1967, Cami reached #506 nationally — 351 babies received it that single year. Today, Cami is a less common but recognizable name in U.S. records (ranked #3,444) with about 47 babies named Cami each year. Cami's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 5,636 babies have been registered as Cami since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
351 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #506)
47 Avg. per year
(last decade)
470 Total registrations
last 10 years
5,636 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #3,444) Moderate
→ Holding steady in recent years
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Numerology of Cami
8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
C3
A1
M4
I9
Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Cami
💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
👑
Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
🔑
Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
💎
Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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