Cameron
The Scottish clan surname, Gaelic cam sròn, “crooked nose.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Cameron first shows up in the national records in 1882. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1987 to 2025. Its biggest year was 2000, when 12,767 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 31 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 76 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 32,235 of the 344,896 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Kameron (43,443), Camryn (35,657), Kamryn (30,204), Camron (15,212), Kamron (7,551), Camren (7,305) (total births since 1880)
Explore Cameron interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | No. 764 |
| 1890s | 34 | No. 872 |
| 1900s | 49 | No. 902 |
| 1910s | 276 | No. 856 |
| 1920s | 530 | No. 744 |
| 1930s | 388 | No. 942 |
| 1940s | 607 | No. 702 |
| 1950s | 1,810 | No. 461 |
| 1960s | 3,651 | No. 355 |
| 1970s | 8,032 | No. 204 |
| 1980s | 24,598 | No. 64 |
| 1990s | 81,131 | No. 33 |
| 2000s | 95,898 | No. 31 |
| 2010s | 66,206 | No. 53 |
| 2020s | 29,421 | No. 58 |
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.