Unisex name ★ peaked 2015

Kameron

Gender Unisex · 10% girls Rank 2025 #466 Trend ↓ Falling 34%

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

Rank 2025
#466
among boys · ↓36 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
697
named Kameron · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,576
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2015
1,560 babies
All-time total
43,443
#584 all-time among boys
First recorded
1956
in Social Security records

Kameron popularity over time

43,443 babies have been named Kameron since 1956, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 12 12 1 – #3,373
1960s 48 79 127 13 +958% #2,151
1970s 214 288 502 50 +295% #1,265
1980s 331 1,267 1,598 160 +218% #493
1990s 1,150 7,070 8,220 822 +414% #259
2000s 1,712 12,239 13,951 1,395 +70% #260
2010s 711 12,981 13,692 1,369 -2% #245
2020s (to 2025) 265 5,076 5,341 890 -35% #300

Where Kameron 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 619 0.36 #486
2027 584 0.34 outside top 500
2028 555 0.33 outside top 500
2029 533 0.31 outside top 500
2030 514 0.30 outside top 500

Where Kameron is most popular

Boys named Kameron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.458 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Carolina, 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 boys named Kameron 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
Mississippi 112 1.97 +330%
South Carolina 137 1.33 +189%
Louisiana 135 1.32 +188%
Alabama 127 1.16 +154%
Georgia 253 0.999 +118%
Arkansas 54 0.853 +86%
North Carolina 206 0.807 +76%
Michigan 160 0.781 +71%
Tennessee 140 0.776 +69%
Virginia 140 0.738 +61%
Nevada 40 0.702 +53%
Pennsylvania 157 0.591 +29%
Florida 277 0.585 +28%
Maryland 69 0.579 +26%
Indiana 91 0.568 +24%
Missouri 76 0.548 +20%
New Jersey 109 0.541 +18%
Ohio 139 0.524 +14%
Illinois 130 0.509 +11%
Iowa 33 0.479 ≈ national
District of Columbia 7 0.474 ≈ national
Connecticut 31 0.458 ≈ national
Kentucky 45 0.448 ≈ national
Wisconsin 53 0.447 ≈ national
New York 183 0.423 -8%
Texas 369 0.419 -9%
Delaware 6 0.396 -14%
Arizona 60 0.367 -20%
Washington 56 0.342 -25%
Oklahoma 30 0.339 -26%
Hawaii 5 0.322 -30%
Kansas 21 0.306 -33%
Minnesota 37 0.302 -34%
Montana 5 0.284 -38%
California 220 0.241 -47%
Colorado 29 0.225 -51%
West Virginia 7 0.214 -53%
New Mexico 6 0.182 -60%
Massachusetts 22 0.160 -65%
Nebraska 5 0.115 -75%
Oregon 5 0.066 -86%
Alaska – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Kameron

Kameron is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #466 in 2025 with 663 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1956, 43,443 American babies have been named Kameron, about 90% boys and 10% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2015, when 1,560 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 Kameron stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kameron?

The median living Kameron is about 17 years old; half are between 10 and 25. An estimated 43 thousand people named Kameron 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.

Kameron 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 34 #4,221 663 #466
2024 36 #4,073 738 #430
2023 49 #3,297 815 #392
2022 46 #3,442 792 #404
2021 45 #3,464 949 #344
2020 55 #2,945 1,119 #300
2019 54 #3,023 1,178 #293
2018 55 #2,981 1,172 #298
2017 59 #2,855 1,330 #273
2016 59 #2,882 1,454 #250
2015 54 #3,109 1,506 #245
2014 76 #2,402 1,295 #278
2013 86 #2,179 1,223 #283
2012 69 #2,609 1,273 #275
2011 101 #1,961 1,295 #269
2010 98 #2,035 1,255 #275
2009 111 #1,895 1,255 #275
2008 179 #1,358 1,287 #270
2007 169 #1,412 1,336 #260
2006 160 #1,420 1,226 #284
2005 190 #1,205 1,176 #282
2004 167 #1,283 1,154 #276
2003 130 #1,502 1,110 #281
2002 184 #1,133 1,233 #260
2001 201 #1,061 1,237 #265
2000 221 #960 1,225 #266
1995 71 #1,945 630 #377
1990 64 #2,075 455 #462
1985 39 #2,509 79 #1,038
1980 26 #3,255 32 #1,787
1975 27 #2,769 37 #1,468
1970 23 #2,978 11 #2,981
1965 5 #6,964 – –
1960 – – 5 #4,332
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kameron?

The median living Kameron is about 17 years old. Half of all living Kamerons are between 10 and 25 years old.

How many people named Kameron are alive today?

An estimated 43 thousand people named Kameron are alive in the United States, based on 43,443 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kameron mean?

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

How popular is the name Kameron in 2025?

Kameron ranked #466 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 663 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kameron?

43,443 babies have been named Kameron in the United States since 1956, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kameron most popular?

Kameron peaked in 2015, when 1,560 newborns received the name.

Is Kameron a boy or girl name?

Kameron is used for both: about 10% of babies named Kameron have been girls and 90% boys.

Is the name Kameron rising or falling?

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

Will Kameron become more popular?

Kameron is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 514 boys named Kameron in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Kameron

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

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