Cameron
#487 for girls in 2025, 614 births · #76 for boys in 2025, 4,348 births
Given to boys 90.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2000 · 12,767 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 39 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 312,661since 1882
Cameron 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 | #487 | 614 | #76 | 4,348 |
| 2024 | #486 | 630 | #66 | 4,834 |
| 2023 | #478 | 640 | #58 | 5,089 |
| 2022 | #516 | 605 | #64 | 4,968 |
| 2021 | #468 | 668 | #62 | 5,126 |
| 2020 | #490 | 622 | #65 | 5,056 |
| 2019 | #542 | 565 | #67 | 5,255 |
| 2018 | #504 | 617 | #69 | 5,313 |
| 2017 | #536 | 577 | #60 | 5,975 |
| 2016 | #529 | 588 | #57 | 6,861 |
| 2015 | #532 | 586 | #56 | 6,760 |
| 2014 | #579 | 526 | #53 | 7,069 |
| 2013 | #567 | 511 | #59 | 6,871 |
| 2012 | #553 | 535 | #54 | 7,376 |
| 2011 | #441 | 707 | #53 | 7,527 |
| 2010 | #417 | 756 | #60 | 7,199 |
| 2009 | #357 | 907 | #58 | 7,638 |
| 2008 | #320 | 1,052 | #53 | 8,305 |
| 2007 | #309 | 1,101 | #50 | 8,986 |
| 2006 | #291 | 1,134 | #52 | 8,856 |
| 2005 | #263 | 1,242 | #52 | 8,574 |
| 2004 | #252 | 1,278 | #50 | 8,887 |
| 2003 | #295 | 1,042 | #40 | 9,965 |
| 2002 | #257 | 1,236 | #39 | 10,339 |
| 2001 | #241 | 1,319 | #35 | 11,581 |
| 2000 | #201 | 1,596 | #31 | 12,767 |
| 1999 | #176 | 1,781 | #33 | 12,435 |
| 1998 | #198 | 1,565 | #35 | 11,416 |
| 1997 | #337 | 851 | #45 | 8,219 |
| 1996 | #516 | 457 | #49 | 7,388 |
| 1995 | #569 | 405 | #49 | 7,030 |
| 1994 | #631 | 348 | #52 | 6,838 |
| 1993 | #665 | 330 | #54 | 7,092 |
| 1992 | #697 | 310 | #53 | 7,356 |
| 1991 | #702 | 303 | #62 | 6,697 |
| 1990 | #675 | 318 | #62 | 6,660 |
| 1989 | #729 | 271 | #64 | 5,593 |
| 1988 | #650 | 301 | #69 | 4,985 |
| 1987 | #707 | 258 | #96 | 3,159 |
| 1986 | #856 | 193 | #135 | 2,047 |
| 1985 | #816 | 200 | #154 | 1,792 |
| 1984 | #744 | 219 | #164 | 1,641 |
| 1983 | #937 | 158 | #177 | 1,447 |
| 1982 | #804 | 200 | #178 | 1,465 |
| 1981 | #882 | 173 | #189 | 1,327 |
| 1980 | #986 | 150 | #216 | 1,142 |
| 1979 | #1,030 | 136 | #211 | 1,125 |
| 1978 | #1,031 | 132 | #206 | 1,075 |
| 1977 | #1,191 | 103 | #219 | 1,010 |
| 1976 | #1,172 | 97 | #204 | 1,071 |
| 1975 | #1,252 | 90 | #209 | 1,027 |
| 1974 | #1,209 | 91 | #286 | 651 |
| 1973 | #1,266 | 82 | #332 | 513 |
| 1972 | #1,337 | 75 | #324 | 555 |
| 1971 | #1,546 | 63 | #360 | 501 |
| 1970 | #1,430 | 72 | #363 | 504 |
| 1969 | #1,226 | 83 | #360 | 483 |
| 1968 | #1,291 | 73 | #381 | 420 |
| 1967 | #1,460 | 58 | #417 | 335 |
| 1966 | #2,249 | 28 | #428 | 318 |
| 1965 | #2,204 | 29 | #428 | 324 |
| 1964 | #1,975 | 36 | #458 | 300 |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 | #416 | 372 |
| 1962 | #1,889 | 37 | #355 | 494 |
| 1961 | #1,955 | 35 | #453 | 321 |
| 1960 | #2,097 | 30 | #470 | 284 |
| 1959 | #2,021 | 31 | #496 | 251 |
| 1958 | #2,449 | 22 | #482 | 262 |
| 1957 | #1,869 | 34 | #461 | 278 |
| 1956 | #2,151 | 26 | #501 | 229 |
| 1955 | #1,803 | 34 | #550 | 179 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #555 | 173 |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | #619 | 137 |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | #653 | 112 |
| 1951 | #2,064 | 23 | #697 | 101 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | #731 | 88 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #702 | 95 |
| 1948 | #2,329 | 18 | #794 | 74 |
| 1947 | #2,279 | 19 | #771 | 79 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | #842 | 61 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #775 | 63 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #906 | 49 |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | #875 | 58 |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 | #928 | 51 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #960 | 44 |
| 1940 | — | #1,156 | 33 | |
| 1939 | — | #942 | 44 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,364 | 24 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,016 | 39 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #1,010 | 39 |
| 1935 | — | #1,098 | 35 | |
| 1934 | — | #982 | 42 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,159 | 32 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,025 | 42 | |
| 1931 | — | #997 | 44 | |
| 1930 | — | #990 | 47 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,055 | 42 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,125 | 39 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,080 | 43 | |
| 1926 | — | #783 | 69 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,164 | 37 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #960 | 53 |
| 1923 | — | #930 | 54 | |
| 1922 | — | #941 | 55 | |
| 1921 | — | #890 | 61 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #744 | 77 |
| 1919 | — | #1,351 | 28 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,062 | 41 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,003 | 42 | |
| 1916 | — | #939 | 46 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,082 | 35 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #1,101 | 27 |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #918 | 24 | |
| 1911 | — | #856 | 15 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
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| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Cameron! It came in at #837, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cameron is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New York#499 · 1 in 13,997
Best ever in a state: #5 in Maine, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #499 | 6 | 1 in 13,997 |
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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 Cameron
- 10 spots since 2024 (#66 → #76)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#65 → #76)
- 20 spots since 2015 (#56 → #76)
- Biggest jump: 607 spots in 1920 (#1,351 → #744)
- Biggest drop: 885 spots in 1913 (#918 → #1,803)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 2000 at #31 (12,767 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1987–2025
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1941–2025
- Highest: 1 in 154 boys born in 2000 were named Cameron (0.65%)
- Latest: 1 in 393 boys born in 2025 (0.25%)
- 30.7% of all boys named Cameron (95,898) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | #764 (1884) | #851 |
| 1890s | 34 | #872 (1895) | #990 |
| 1900s | 49 | #902 (1900) | #1,064 |
| 1910s | 276 | #856 (1911) | #1,131 |
| 1920s | 530 | #744 (1920) | #967 |
| 1930s | 388 | #942 (1939) | #1,058 |
| 1940s | 607 | #702 (1949) | #871 |
| 1950s | 1,810 | #461 (1957) | #575 |
| 1960s | 3,651 | #355 (1962) | #417 |
| 1970s | 8,032 | #204 (1976) | #271 |
| 1980s | 24,598 | #64 (1989) | #144 |
| 1990s | 81,131 | #33 (1999) | #49 |
| 2000s | 95,898 | #31 (2000) | #46 |
| 2010s | 66,206 | #53 (2011) | #59 |
| 2020s | 29,421 | #58 (2023) | #65 |
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.
Cameron in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 208,078 of them was named Cameron, which outranked 13.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 675 names at #4,181; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 26,595 of them was named Cameron, which outranked 75.0% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #989Pearl40
- #989Rudolf40
- #989Von40
- #1,010Cameron39
- #1,010Aldo39
- #1,010Bart39
- #1,010Berry39
- #1,028Allyn38
- #1,028Artie38
- #1,028Auther38
Tied with 17 names at #1,010; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.