Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Cambria

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,993 Trend ↓ Falling 37%

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Cambria, from Middle Welsh Kymry, from Proto-Brythonic *kömrüɣ, plural of *kömroɣ.

Rank 2025
#1,993
among girls · ↓308 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
96
named Cambria · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,742
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
275 babies
All-time total
6,206
#2,244 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Cambria popularity over time

6,206 babies have been named Cambria since 1963, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2012Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 22 2 – #5,952
1970s 165 17 +650% #2,870
1980s 410 41 +148% #1,794
1990s 741 74 +81% #1,540
2000s 1,580 158 +113% #1,001
2010s 2,413 241 +53% #933
2020s (to 2025) 875 146 -40% #1,259

Where Cambria is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 89 0.06 outside top 500
2027 83 0.05 outside top 500
2028 78 0.05 outside top 500
2029 74 0.05 outside top 500
2030 71 0.04 outside top 500

Where Cambria is most popular

Girls named Cambria per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.086 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Idaho, and Pennsylvania.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Cambria born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 150 0.178 +108%
Idaho 5 0.149 +74%
Pennsylvania 31 0.131 +53%
Ohio 30 0.126 +47%
Washington 14 0.097 +13%
Colorado 10 0.090 ≈ national
Virginia 13 0.076 -11%
Utah 6 0.072 -16%
Indiana 10 0.071 -17%
Florida 29 0.068 -21%
Maryland 7 0.066 -23%
Texas 41 0.051 -41%
Michigan 9 0.049 -42%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -43%
Arizona 6 0.043 -50%
Missouri 5 0.041 -52%
New York 11 0.028 -68%
Georgia 6 0.026 -69%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Cambria

Cambria is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,993 in 2025 with 96 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 6,206 American babies have been named Cambria. Its peak came in 2012, when 275 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cambria stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cambria?

The median living Cambria is about 15 years old; half are between 9 and 23. An estimated 6,100 people named Cambria are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cambria year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 96 #1,993
2024 121 #1,685
2023 131 #1,596
2022 162 #1,407
2021 186 #1,259
2020 179 #1,262
2019 183 #1,268
2018 207 #1,162
2017 232 #1,093
2016 230 #1,109
2015 262 #1,021
2014 263 #1,001
2013 247 #1,009
2012 275 #933
2011 273 #945
2010 241 #1,036
2009 265 #1,001
2008 254 #1,031
2007 202 #1,231
2006 154 #1,452
2005 127 #1,600
2004 139 #1,459
2003 119 #1,617
2002 114 #1,626
2001 121 #1,534
2000 85 #1,971
1995 69 #1,985
1990 47 #2,529
1985 29 #3,094
1980 32 #2,807
1975 17 #3,791
1970 6 #7,155
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cambria, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cambria?

The median living Cambria is about 15 years old. Half of all living Cambrias are between 9 and 23 years old.

How many people named Cambria are alive today?

An estimated 6,100 people named Cambria are alive in the United States, based on 6,206 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cambria mean?

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Cambria, from Middle Welsh Kymry, from Proto-Brythonic *kömrüɣ, plural of *kömroɣ.

How popular is the name Cambria in 2025?

Cambria ranked #1,993 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 96 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cambria?

6,206 babies have been named Cambria in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cambria most popular?

Cambria peaked in 2012, when 275 newborns received the name.

Is Cambria a boy or girl name?

Cambria is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cambria rising or falling?

Cambria is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cambria become more popular?

Cambria is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 71 girls named Cambria in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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