Cameron
#487 for girls in 2025, 614 births · #76 for boys in 2025, 4,348 births
Given to boys 90.7% of the time
Showing
- 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
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Delaware#12 · 1 in 107
- Rhode Island#16 · 1 in 107
- Connecticut#24 · 1 in 133
- Massachusetts#28 · 1 in 140
- Michigan#33 · 1 in 219
Best ever in a state: #5 in Maine, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #12 | 30 | 1 in 107 |
| Rhode Island | #16 | 32 | 1 in 107 |
| Connecticut | #24 | 105 | 1 in 133 |
| Massachusetts | #28 | 204 | 1 in 140 |
| Michigan | #33 | 196 | 1 in 219 |
| Wisconsin | #35 | 117 | 1 in 208 |
| New Hampshire | #37 | 32 | 1 in 146 |
| Ohio | #37 | 234 | 1 in 232 |
| New Jersey | #38 | 212 | 1 in 191 |
| Pennsylvania | #39 | 279 | 1 in 199 |
| Illinois | #42 | 244 | 1 in 221 |
| Minnesota | #45 | 106 | 1 in 237 |
| Louisiana | #47 | 88 | 1 in 247 |
| Virginia | #48 | 164 | 1 in 238 |
| New York | #50 | 341 | 1 in 261 |
| South Dakota | #56 | 17 | 1 in 222 |
| Vermont | #57 | 10 | 1 in 139 |
| District of Columbia | #58 | 15 | 1 in 224 |
| Nebraska | #58 | 36 | 1 in 247 |
| Maryland | #59 | 93 | 1 in 268 |
| North Carolina | #59 | 179 | 1 in 285 |
| South Carolina | #66 | 75 | 1 in 270 |
| Georgia | #67 | 167 | 1 in 302 |
| Maine | #67 | 19 | 1 in 214 |
| Washington | #67 | 108 | 1 in 309 |
| Florida | #68 | 304 | 1 in 305 |
| Alabama | #74 | 70 | 1 in 315 |
| Nevada | #74 | 41 | 1 in 289 |
| Wyoming | #74 | 7 | 1 in 181 |
| Colorado | #78 | 77 | 1 in 335 |
| Mississippi | #82 | 39 | 1 in 307 |
| Tennessee | #85 | 108 | 1 in 332 |
| Missouri | #86 | 83 | 1 in 344 |
| Indiana | #89 | 91 | 1 in 360 |
| Kentucky | #92 | 58 | 1 in 342 |
| Hawaii | #97 | 11 | 1 in 312 |
| West Virginia | #98 | 22 | 1 in 319 |
| Oregon | #101 | 42 | 1 in 379 |
| Iowa | #102 | 39 | 1 in 360 |
| New Mexico | #104 | 18 | 1 in 390 |
| California | #106 | 410 | 1 in 462 |
| Idaho | #108 | 20 | 1 in 401 |
| Alaska | #109 | 8 | 1 in 320 |
| Arizona | #110 | 74 | 1 in 441 |
| Texas | #110 | 352 | 1 in 486 |
| Kansas | #114 | 33 | 1 in 418 |
| North Dakota | #123 | 10 | 1 in 353 |
| Arkansas | #133 | 28 | 1 in 464 |
| Montana | #147 | 8 | 1 in 435 |
| Oklahoma | #147 | 34 | 1 in 528 |
| Utah | #149 | 36 | 1 in 533 |
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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
118 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 2000 at #31 (12,767 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 39 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1987–2025
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1941–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 154
- Highest: 1 in 154 boys born in 2000 were named Cameron (0.65%)
- Latest: 1 in 393 boys born in 2025 (0.25%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 30.7% of all boys named Cameron (95,898) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- 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 2021
girls
#468
668 births · 1 in 2,456 girls
boys
#62
5,126 births · 1 in 341 boys
Top girls' names in 2021
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More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 2,456 of them was named Cameron, which outranked 97.4% 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).
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Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 341 of them was named Cameron, which outranked 99.6% 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).
Ranked beside Cameron
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.