Campbell

Where Campbell comes from

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”). * As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell. * As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above. * (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.
— Wiktionary's entry for Campbell
  • 2 syllables
Campbell through the years
  1. 1961
    Campbell Scott born
    Canadian American actor and film director
  2. 1989
    First appearance
    #12,362 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2023
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  4. 2025
    Peak, #617
    474 babies named Campbell, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.
Namesakes
  • Campbell Scott · Canadian American actor and film director, born 1961

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.