Cam
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #1,393 for boys in 2025, 131 births
Given to boys 87.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1896 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,794since 1892
Cam over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #1,393 | 131 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #1,423 | 129 |
| 2023 | — | #1,420 | 128 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,479 | 122 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #1,489 | 120 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #1,707 | 91 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #1,658 | 97 |
| 2018 | — | #1,937 | 76 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #1,567 | 104 |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #1,585 | 103 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #1,646 | 96 |
| 2014 | — | #1,627 | 95 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,763 | 82 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,575 | 100 | |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #1,755 | 83 |
| 2010 | — | #2,467 | 50 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,663 | 46 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,921 | 26 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,868 | 41 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,223 | 22 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,815 | 24 | |
| 2004 | — | #4,421 | 19 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,186 | 29 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,554 | 24 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,676 | 16 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,066 | 19 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,042 | 10 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,708 | 19 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,160 | 23 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,022 | 16 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,432 | 19 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,596 | 18 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,771 | 9 | |
| 1992 | — | #5,236 | 10 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,462 | 17 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,167 | 13 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,271 | 12 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | — | #4,573 | 9 | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | — | #4,052 | 10 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | — | #3,630 | 11 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,282 | 13 | |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #2,473 | 18 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #3,386 | 11 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #2,601 | 16 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #2,361 | 18 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #1,794 | 24 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | #1,914 | 19 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #2,043 | 15 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #1,720 | 21 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #1,975 | 17 |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | #1,521 | 28 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #1,619 | 25 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #2,033 | 16 |
| 1958 | #3,232 | 14 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1957 | #2,926 | 16 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #1,902 | 17 |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 | #1,559 | 24 |
| 1953 | #2,921 | 14 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | — | #3,066 | 7 | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,326 | 11 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | — | #2,242 | 10 | |
| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,829 | 7 | |
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | #3,518 | 5 | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,763 | 5 | |
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | #3,151 | 8 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,904 | 9 | |
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | #4,307 | 5 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,804 | 10 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,489 | 7 | |
| 1919 | — | #4,168 | 5 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,543 | 11 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,423 | 11 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,516 | 6 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
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| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
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| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Cam! It came in at #1,066, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1895, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cam is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Louisiana#803 · 1 in 4,347
- Missouri#856 · 1 in 5,709
- Washington#973 · 1 in 6,680
- Tennessee#1,017 · 1 in 7,167
- Virginia#1,049 · 1 in 7,821
Best ever in a state: #338 in Minnesota, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #803 | 5 | 1 in 4,347 |
| Missouri | #856 | 5 | 1 in 5,709 |
| Washington | #973 | 5 | 1 in 6,680 |
| Tennessee | #1,017 | 5 | 1 in 7,167 |
| Virginia | #1,049 | 5 | 1 in 7,821 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,253 | 5 | 1 in 11,091 |
| Illinois | #1,296 | 5 | 1 in 10,781 |
| Florida | #1,431 | 7 | 1 in 13,251 |
| Texas | #1,706 | 9 | 1 in 19,014 |
| California | #1,840 | 8 | 1 in 23,672 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Cam
- 30 spots since 2024 (#1,423 → #1,393)
- 314 spots since 2020 (#1,707 → #1,393)
- 253 spots since 2015 (#1,646 → #1,393)
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 1896 at #900 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1897, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1896
- Highest: 1 in 13,039 boys born in 2025 were named Cam (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #900 in 1896, was only 1 in 17,081 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 31.7% of all boys named Cam (886) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1986, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | #900 (1896) | #983 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 45 | #2,423 (1917) | #3,090 |
| 1920s | 44 | #2,804 (1921) | #3,500 |
| 1930s | 38 | #2,829 (1939) | #3,544 |
| 1940s | 58 | #2,242 (1945) | #2,799 |
| 1950s | 138 | #1,559 (1954) | #2,314 |
| 1960s | 197 | #1,521 (1961) | #1,845 |
| 1970s | 135 | #1,794 (1970) | #2,982 |
| 1980s | 100 | #2,831 (1980) | #4,311 |
| 1990s | 154 | #3,160 (1997) | #4,260 |
| 2000s | 266 | #2,663 (2009) | #3,739 |
| 2010s | 886 | #1,567 (2017) | #1,758 |
| 2020s | 721 | #1,393 (2025) | #1,485 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cam in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 328,172 of them was named Cam, which outranked 13.7% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,425 names at #15,251; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 14,579 of them was named Cam, which outranked 89.4% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,479Karmelo121
- #1,479Reynaldo121
- #1,479Ripp121
- #1,489Cam120
- #1,489Avyan120
- #1,489Brantlee120
- #1,489Camren120
- #1,496Agastya119
- #1,496Bailey119
- #1,496Demir119
Tied with 6 names at #1,489; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.