Unisex name ★ peaked 1999

Camryn

Gender Unisex · 87% girls Rank 2025 #477 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Cameron.

Rank 2025
#477
among girls · ↓21 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
707
named Camryn · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,496
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1999
2,164 babies
All-time total
35,657
#819 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Camryn popularity over time

35,657 babies have been named Camryn since 1974, 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
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 12 – 12 1 – #8,149
1980s 73 13 86 9 +617% #4,263
1990s 3,419 428 3,847 385 +4373% #158
2000s 14,508 1,765 16,273 1,627 +323% #185
2010s 8,714 1,928 10,642 1,064 -35% #282
2020s (to 2025) 4,233 564 4,797 800 -25% #386

Where Camryn 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 631 0.39 #482
2027 620 0.39 #484
2028 611 0.38 #488
2029 603 0.38 #490
2030 597 0.37 #496

Where Camryn is most popular

Girls named Camryn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.427 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Louisiana.

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 Camryn 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
South Dakota 15 1.05 +146%
Nebraska 34 0.946 +122%
Louisiana 75 0.857 +101%
Iowa 50 0.856 +100%
Maryland 88 0.830 +95%
South Carolina 74 0.823 +93%
Arkansas 40 0.757 +77%
Connecticut 42 0.722 +69%
Ohio 171 0.721 +69%
Oklahoma 53 0.720 +69%
Alabama 66 0.703 +65%
Pennsylvania 163 0.689 +61%
Georgia 150 0.660 +55%
Virginia 112 0.657 +54%
Missouri 76 0.631 +48%
New Jersey 110 0.609 +43%
Minnesota 65 0.602 +41%
Kentucky 49 0.573 +34%
West Virginia 15 0.572 +34%
North Carolina 130 0.571 +34%
Tennessee 89 0.562 +32%
Colorado 62 0.555 +30%
Michigan 101 0.554 +30%
Massachusetts 66 0.546 +28%
New Hampshire 10 0.542 +27%
Wisconsin 55 0.534 +25%
Illinois 118 0.515 +21%
Mississippi 23 0.492 +15%
Indiana 68 0.484 +13%
Washington 66 0.457 +7%
Florida 193 0.451 +6%
Delaware 5 0.441 ≈ national
Texas 325 0.404 -5%
Kansas 23 0.399 -7%
Montana 5 0.369 -13%
Arizona 50 0.356 -17%
New York 141 0.356 -17%
Oregon 22 0.338 -21%
Maine 5 0.323 -24%
California 257 0.306 -28%
Utah 14 0.168 -61%
Nevada 7 0.151 -65%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Camryn

Camryn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #477 in 2025 with 644 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 35,657 American babies have been named Camryn, about 87% girls and 13% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1999, when 2,164 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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

How old are people named Camryn?

The median living Camryn is about 17 years old; half are between 10 and 22. An estimated 35 thousand people named Camryn are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Camryn 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 644 #477 63 #2,234
2024 688 #456 101 #1,663
2023 618 #496 76 #2,003
2022 704 #445 111 #1,591
2021 810 #386 106 #1,607
2020 769 #407 107 #1,541
2019 774 #399 144 #1,288
2018 770 #402 157 #1,199
2017 756 #421 131 #1,361
2016 818 #408 188 #1,049
2015 825 #396 188 #1,059
2014 813 #401 187 #1,058
2013 806 #385 207 #966
2012 915 #348 223 #922
2011 1,065 #296 259 #834
2010 1,172 #282 244 #860
2009 1,344 #247 290 #783
2008 1,415 #244 229 #906
2007 1,596 #216 216 #916
2006 1,581 #216 199 #942
2005 1,442 #235 180 #968
2004 1,514 #224 144 #1,095
2003 998 #310 143 #1,082
2002 1,269 #251 126 #1,130
2001 1,596 #202 133 #1,081
2000 1,753 #185 105 #1,254
1995 61 #2,193 34 #2,301
1990 23 #4,258 18 #3,329
1985 5 #10,886 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Camryn

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

  1. 1 Camryn Manheim Camryn Manheim American actress (born 1961) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Camryn?

The median living Camryn is about 17 years old. Half of all living Camryns are between 10 and 22 years old.

How many people named Camryn are alive today?

An estimated 35 thousand people named Camryn are alive in the United States, based on 35,657 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Camryn mean?

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Cameron.

How popular is the name Camryn in 2025?

Camryn ranked #477 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 644 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Camryn?

35,657 babies have been named Camryn in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Camryn most popular?

Camryn peaked in 1999, when 2,164 newborns received the name.

Is Camryn a boy or girl name?

Camryn is used for both: about 87% of babies named Camryn have been girls and 13% boys.

Is the name Camryn rising or falling?

Camryn has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Camryn become more popular?

Camryn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 597 girls named Camryn in 2030, which would rank around #496. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Camryn?

Well-known people named Camryn include Camryn Manheim (actor).

Names like Camryn

Names that sound and feel close to Camryn: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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