Cami: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,189

among girls · ↓952 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Cami · -31% vs 2024

How common

1 in 47,273

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1967

351 babies

All-time total

5,671

#2,364 all-time among girls

First recorded

1955

in Social Security records

Cami popularity over time

5,671 babies have been named Cami since 1955, 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

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	67	7	–	#2,389
1960s	942	94	+1306%	#506
1970s	964	96	+2%	#990
1980s	999	100	+4%	#1,211
1990s	921	92	-8%	#1,426
2000s	929	93	+1%	#1,710
2010s	567	57	-39%	#2,123
2020s (to 2025)	282	47	-17%	#2,903

Where Cami 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	34	0.02	outside top 500
2027	34	0.02	outside top 500
2028	33	0.02	outside top 500
2029	33	0.02	outside top 500
2030	33	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Cami

Cami is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,189 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1955, 5,671 American babies have been named Cami. Its peak came in 1967, when 351 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

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

How old are people named Cami?

The median living Cami is about 36 years old; half are between 21 and 50. An estimated 5,500 people named Cami are alive in the United States today.

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

Cami year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	34	#4,189
2024	49	#3,237
2023	51	#3,194
2022	58	#2,903
2021	52	#3,123
2020	38	#3,790
2019	42	#3,623
2018	53	#3,062
2017	54	#3,022
2016	28	#4,883
2015	43	#3,610
2014	62	#2,789
2013	65	#2,687
2012	57	#2,980
2011	70	#2,562
2010	93	#2,123
2009	89	#2,207
2008	102	#2,033
2007	108	#1,912
2006	98	#2,017
2005	88	#2,109
2004	80	#2,209
2003	79	#2,188
2002	107	#1,710
2001	85	#1,998
2000	93	#1,845
1995	77	#1,840
1990	111	#1,426
1985	114	#1,213
1980	86	#1,421
1975	124	#990
1970	103	#1,134
1965	46	#1,656
1960	30	#2,107
1955	6	#5,289
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Cami?

The median living Cami is about 36 years old. Half of all living Camis are between 21 and 50 years old.

How many people named Cami are alive today?

An estimated 5,500 people named Cami are alive in the United States, based on 5,671 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cami mean?

Alternative form of Cammy (“female given name”).

How popular is the name Cami in 2025?

Cami ranked #4,189 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cami?

5,671 babies have been named Cami in the United States since 1955, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cami most popular?

Cami peaked in 1967, when 351 newborns received the name.

Is Cami a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Cami rising or falling?

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

Will Cami become more popular?

Cami looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 girls named Cami in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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