Camden

Where Camden comes from

From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Camden
  • 2 syllables
Camden through the years
  1. 1915
    First appearance
    #3,825 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1955
    Camden Toy born
    American actor and film editor.
  3. 1964
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 2000
    Camden Pulkinen born
    American figure skater
  5. 2013
    Peak, #99
    3,897 babies named Camden, the most in any year.
  6. 2024
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #193.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Namesakes
  • Camden Toy · American actor and film editor., 1955–2023
  • Camden Pulkinen · American figure skater, born 2000
  • Camden Riviere · American real tennis player, born 1987
  • Camden Riley · American soccer player, born 1996
  • Camden McLellan · South African motocross racer, born 2004

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.