Camden
English place name, “enclosed valley”; a fashionable London district and several American cities.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Camden first shows up in the national records in 1915. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 1 different years between 2013 and 2013. Its biggest year was 2013, when 3,897 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 99 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 205 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 3,923 of the 63,101 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Kamden (13,264), Camdyn (6,754), Kamdyn (5,945), Camdon (1,034), Kamdon (557) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: London
Explore Camden interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | No. 3728 |
| 1920s | 33 | No. 3385 |
| 1930s | 9 | No. 2479 |
| 1940s | 25 | No. 2712 |
| 1950s | 33 | No. 3201 |
| 1960s | 60 | No. 2311 |
| 1970s | 103 | No. 2568 |
| 1980s | 507 | No. 1024 |
| 1990s | 2,417 | No. 438 |
| 2000s | 14,126 | No. 194 |
| 2010s | 29,715 | No. 99 |
| 2020s | 12,139 | No. 167 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.