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 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 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 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#73 · 1 in 337
- Washington#89 · 1 in 498
- Idaho#93 · 1 in 440
- Oregon#104 · 1 in 583
- Kansas#113 · 1 in 650
Best ever in a state: #5 in Maine, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #73 | 52 | 1 in 337 |
| Washington | #89 | 52 | 1 in 498 |
| Idaho | #93 | 18 | 1 in 440 |
| Oregon | #104 | 30 | 1 in 583 |
| Kansas | #113 | 24 | 1 in 650 |
| Alaska | #128 | 5 | 1 in 626 |
| Nebraska | #131 | 13 | 1 in 878 |
| Arkansas | #136 | 23 | 1 in 671 |
| Iowa | #139 | 20 | 1 in 1,056 |
| North Carolina | #146 | 43 | 1 in 895 |
| South Dakota | #146 | 6 | 1 in 841 |
| Alabama | #152 | 32 | 1 in 837 |
| Minnesota | #163 | 19 | 1 in 1,514 |
| North Dakota | #165 | 5 | 1 in 1,069 |
| Colorado | #167 | 19 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Montana | #177 | 5 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Oklahoma | #179 | 16 | 1 in 1,241 |
| Michigan | #189 | 41 | 1 in 1,569 |
| California | #194 | 142 | 1 in 1,165 |
| Indiana | #202 | 22 | 1 in 1,839 |
| Georgia | #205 | 30 | 1 in 1,262 |
| Wisconsin | #206 | 14 | 1 in 2,296 |
| Virginia | #208 | 22 | 1 in 1,479 |
| Ohio | #213 | 39 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Arizona | #215 | 15 | 1 in 1,240 |
| Hawaii | #221 | 6 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Tennessee | #224 | 18 | 1 in 1,773 |
| Missouri | #225 | 17 | 1 in 2,067 |
| Kentucky | #234 | 13 | 1 in 2,169 |
| Connecticut | #243 | 7 | 1 in 2,285 |
| West Virginia | #258 | 5 | 1 in 2,853 |
| Texas | #273 | 64 | 1 in 1,753 |
| Florida | #280 | 24 | 1 in 2,084 |
| South Carolina | #294 | 9 | 1 in 2,298 |
| New Mexico | #307 | 5 | 1 in 1,895 |
| Massachusetts | #315 | 7 | 1 in 4,717 |
| Illinois | #317 | 30 | 1 in 2,712 |
| Mississippi | #322 | 8 | 1 in 2,397 |
| Maryland | #335 | 6 | 1 in 3,608 |
| Pennsylvania | #353 | 14 | 1 in 5,299 |
| Louisiana | #380 | 12 | 1 in 2,750 |
| New Jersey | #397 | 9 | 1 in 4,631 |
| New York | #412 | 27 | 1 in 4,208 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 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 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 14,885 of them was named Cameron, which outranked 89.5% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,183Lyndsey104
- #1,183Marguerite104
- #1,183Micah104
- #1,191Cameron103
- #1,191Ava103
- #1,191Cherish103
- #1,191Flora103
- #1,199Candida102
- #1,199Cherise102
- #1,199Jeni102
Tied with 7 names at #1,191; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,627 of them was named Cameron, which outranked 96.8% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.