Unisex name ★ peaked 2000

Cameron

Meaning crooked, bent Gender Unisex · 9% girls Rank 2025 #76 Trend → Stable

From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”).

Rank 2025
#76
among boys · ↓10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
4,962
named Cameron · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 393
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2000
14,363 babies
All-time total
344,896
#114 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Cameron popularity over time

344,896 babies have been named Cameron since 1882, 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
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 30 30 3 – #783
1890s – 34 34 3 +13% #889
1900s – 49 49 5 +44% #913
1910s 5 276 281 28 +473% #866
1920s 10 530 540 54 +92% #745
1930s 5 388 393 39 -27% #942
1940s 121 607 728 73 +85% #703
1950s 256 1,810 2,066 207 +184% #461
1960s 452 3,651 4,103 410 +99% #355
1970s 941 8,032 8,973 897 +119% #204
1980s 2,123 24,598 26,721 2,672 +198% #64
1990s 6,668 81,131 87,799 8,780 +229% #33
2000s 11,907 95,898 107,805 10,781 +23% #31
2010s 5,968 66,206 72,174 7,217 -33% #53
2020s (to 2025) 3,779 29,421 33,200 5,533 -23% #58

Where Cameron is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 4,297 2.52 #77
2027 4,254 2.49 #78
2028 4,217 2.47 #78
2029 4,187 2.45 #79
2030 4,161 2.44 #79

Where Cameron is most popular

Boys named Cameron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.82 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Delaware.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Cameron 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 151 9.26 +228%
Connecticut 573 8.46 +200%
Delaware 128 8.44 +199%
Massachusetts 970 7.05 +150%
New Hampshire 141 6.35 +125%
New Jersey 1,133 5.63 +99%
Vermont 35 5.57 +98%
Pennsylvania 1,400 5.27 +87%
District of Columbia 75 5.08 +80%
Maine 96 4.95 +75%
Wisconsin 561 4.74 +68%
Illinois 1,140 4.46 +58%
Minnesota 540 4.40 +56%
Ohio 1,151 4.34 +54%
Maryland 506 4.24 +50%
Michigan 838 4.09 +45%
South Dakota 75 4.03 +43%
New York 1,688 3.90 +38%
West Virginia 126 3.86 +37%
Virginia 724 3.82 +35%
North Carolina 917 3.59 +27%
South Carolina 362 3.50 +24%
North Dakota 58 3.40 +20%
Mississippi 190 3.34 +19%
Nebraska 144 3.31 +17%
Wyoming 19 3.28 +16%
Alaska 39 3.27 +16%
Missouri 444 3.20 +14%
Louisiana 326 3.19 +13%
Iowa 219 3.18 +13%
Colorado 392 3.04 +8%
Florida 1,422 3.00 +6%
Georgia 722 2.85 ≈ national
Hawaii 42 2.70 ≈ national
Indiana 432 2.69 ≈ national
Kentucky 269 2.68 -5%
Kansas 183 2.67 -5%
Washington 432 2.64 -6%
Oregon 200 2.63 -7%
Alabama 288 2.63 -7%
Arizona 430 2.63 -7%
Nevada 148 2.60 -8%
Tennessee 453 2.51 -11%
New Mexico 80 2.43 -14%
Montana 42 2.38 -16%
Arkansas 141 2.23 -21%
Oklahoma 184 2.08 -26%
California 1,876 2.05 -27%
Idaho 80 1.95 -31%
Texas 1,597 1.81 -36%
Utah 163 1.71 -39%

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 Cameron

Cameron is a top-100 name for boys in the United States, ranked #76 in 2025 with 4,348 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 344,896 American babies have been named Cameron, about 91% boys and 9% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2000, when 14,363 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Cameron stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cameron?

The median living Cameron is about 22 years old; half are between 13 and 29. An estimated 336 thousand people named Cameron are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

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

Cameron year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 614 #487 4,348 #76
2024 630 #486 4,834 #66
2023 640 #478 5,089 #58
2022 605 #516 4,968 #64
2021 668 #468 5,126 #62
2020 622 #490 5,056 #65
2019 565 #542 5,255 #67
2018 617 #504 5,313 #69
2017 577 #536 5,975 #60
2016 588 #529 6,861 #57
2015 586 #532 6,760 #56
2014 526 #579 7,069 #53
2013 511 #567 6,871 #59
2012 535 #553 7,376 #54
2011 707 #441 7,527 #53
2010 756 #417 7,199 #60
2009 907 #357 7,638 #58
2008 1,052 #320 8,305 #53
2007 1,101 #309 8,986 #50
2006 1,134 #291 8,856 #52
2005 1,242 #263 8,574 #52
2004 1,278 #252 8,887 #50
2003 1,042 #295 9,965 #40
2002 1,236 #257 10,339 #39
2001 1,319 #241 11,581 #35
2000 1,596 #201 12,767 #31
1995 405 #569 7,030 #49
1990 318 #675 6,660 #62
1985 200 #817 1,792 #154
1980 150 #986 1,142 #216
1975 90 #1,252 1,027 #209
1970 72 #1,432 504 #363
1965 29 #2,210 324 #428
1960 30 #2,106 284 #471
1955 34 #1,811 179 #550
1950 22 #2,061 88 #731
1945 12 #2,617 63 #776
1940 – – 33 #1,161
1935 – – 35 #1,102
1930 – – 47 #991
1925 – – 37 #1,165
1920 5 #5,086 77 #745
1915 – – 35 #1,086
1910 – – 8 #1,215
1905 – – 5 #1,259
1900 – – 9 #913
1895 – – 7 #889
1890 – – 5 #1,025
1885 – – 5 #958
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Cameron

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Cameron Diaz Cameron Diaz American actress (born 1972) Contemporary
  2. 2 Cameron Boyce Cameron Boyce American actor (1999–2019) Contemporary
  3. 3 Cameron Monaghan Cameron Monaghan American actor and model (born 1993) Contemporary
  4. 4 Cameron Crowe Cameron Crowe American filmmaker and journalist (born 1957) Contemporary
  5. 5 Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell American actor (1918–1994) Contemporary
  6. 6 Cameron Bright Cameron Bright Canadian actor (born 1993) Contemporary
  7. 7 Cameron Richardson Cameron Richardson American actress, model and producer (born 1979) Contemporary
  8. 8 Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Cameron Borthwick-Jackson English footballer (born 1997) Contemporary
  9. 9 Cameron McEvoy Cameron McEvoy Australian swimmer (born 1994) Contemporary
  10. 10 Cameron Dallas Cameron Dallas American social media personality (born 1994) Contemporary
  11. 11 Cameron Jerome Cameron Jerome English footballer (born 1986) Contemporary
  12. 12 Cameron Ocasio American actor (born 1999) Contemporary
  13. 13 Cameron Brannagan Cameron Brannagan English footballer (born 1996) Contemporary
  14. 14 Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh South African swimmer (born 1988) Contemporary
  15. 15 Cameron Bairstow Cameron Bairstow Australian basketball player (born 1990) Contemporary
  16. 16 Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer Australian racing cyclist b. 1988 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Cameron?

The median living Cameron is about 22 years old. Half of all living Camerons are between 13 and 29 years old.

How many people named Cameron are alive today?

An estimated 336 thousand people named Cameron are alive in the United States, based on 344,896 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cameron mean?

From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”).

How popular is the name Cameron in 2025?

Cameron ranked #76 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 4,348 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cameron?

344,896 babies have been named Cameron in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cameron most popular?

Cameron peaked in 2000, when 14,363 newborns received the name.

Is Cameron a boy or girl name?

Cameron is used for both: about 9% of babies named Cameron have been girls and 91% boys.

Is the name Cameron rising or falling?

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

Will Cameron become more popular?

Cameron looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 4,161 boys named Cameron in 2030, ranking around #79. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Cameron?

Well-known people named Cameron include Cameron Diaz (actor), Cameron Boyce (actor), Cameron Monaghan (actor).

Names like Cameron

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