Camryn

Where Camryn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Camryn.

  • From a surname
Camryn through the years
  1. 1961
    Camryn Manheim born
    American actress
  2. 1974
    First appearance
    #8,775 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1988
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  4. 1999
    Camryn Rogers born
    Canadian hammer thrower
  5. 1999
    Peak, #158
    2,048 babies named Camryn, the most in any year.
  6. 2003
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #310.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Cameron.
Namesakes
  • Camryn Manheim · American actress, born 1961
  • Camryn Rogers · Canadian hammer thrower, born 1999
  • Camryn Grimes · American actress, born 1990
  • Camryn · American pop singer and actress from Denver, Colorado, 1999–2025
  • Camryn Bynum · American football cornerback, born 1998

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.