Unisex name ★ peaked 2008

Kamryn

Gender Unisex · 82% girls Rank 2025 #556 Trend ↓ Falling 15%

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

Rank 2025
#556
among girls · ↑25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
678
named Kamryn · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,955
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
1,443 babies
All-time total
30,204
#925 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Kamryn popularity over time

30,204 babies have been named Kamryn 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
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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 21 – 21 2 – #6,977
1980s 92 6 98 10 +367% #4,387
1990s 1,918 220 2,138 214 +2082% #335
2000s 10,672 1,387 12,059 1,206 +464% #269
2010s 8,517 2,576 11,093 1,109 -8% #304
2020s (to 2025) 3,589 1,206 4,795 799 -28% #461

Where Kamryn 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 530 0.33 outside top 500
2027 518 0.32 outside top 500
2028 508 0.32 outside top 500
2029 499 0.31 outside top 500
2030 492 0.31 outside top 500

Where Kamryn is most popular

Girls named Kamryn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.360 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Mississippi, 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 Kamryn 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
West Virginia 37 1.41 +292%
Mississippi 54 1.15 +221%
Louisiana 93 1.06 +195%
Arkansas 52 0.984 +173%
Kentucky 73 0.854 +137%
Oklahoma 59 0.802 +123%
Georgia 177 0.779 +117%
Iowa 45 0.770 +114%
South Carolina 63 0.701 +95%
North Carolina 150 0.659 +83%
Kansas 38 0.659 +83%
Missouri 74 0.614 +71%
Indiana 85 0.605 +68%
Maryland 64 0.604 +68%
Virginia 100 0.587 +63%
Alabama 55 0.586 +63%
Ohio 131 0.552 +53%
Idaho 18 0.538 +50%
Nebraska 18 0.501 +39%
Tennessee 78 0.492 +37%
Texas 350 0.435 +21%
Pennsylvania 101 0.427 +19%
Washington 58 0.402 +12%
Wisconsin 40 0.388 +8%
Montana 5 0.369 ≈ national
Utah 30 0.360 ≈ national
Michigan 64 0.351 ≈ national
Florida 145 0.339 -6%
Arizona 44 0.314 -13%
Illinois 69 0.301 -16%
Colorado 33 0.296 -18%
New Mexico 7 0.288 -20%
New Jersey 50 0.277 -23%
New York 79 0.199 -45%
California 167 0.199 -45%
Minnesota 15 0.139 -61%
Oregon 8 0.123 -66%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 -68%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Kamryn

Kamryn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #556 in 2025 with 544 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 30,204 American babies have been named Kamryn, about 82% girls and 18% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2008, when 1,443 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 Kamryn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kamryn?

The median living Kamryn is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 20. An estimated 30 thousand people named Kamryn 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.

Kamryn 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 544 #556 134 #1,377
2024 519 #581 173 #1,191
2023 594 #511 190 #1,116
2022 584 #532 229 #986
2021 678 #462 214 #1,027
2020 670 #461 266 #857
2019 657 #476 287 #800
2018 680 #462 309 #762
2017 781 #405 236 #907
2016 863 #381 280 #819
2015 907 #364 263 #854
2014 858 #382 217 #969
2013 830 #376 240 #877
2012 867 #361 263 #832
2011 1,006 #314 246 #861
2010 1,068 #304 235 #888
2009 1,133 #291 215 #946
2008 1,271 #269 172 #1,087
2007 1,237 #277 205 #965
2006 1,205 #277 169 #1,064
2005 1,201 #275 138 #1,159
2004 1,077 #299 113 #1,313
2003 763 #398 119 #1,229
2002 867 #345 99 #1,339
2001 996 #316 83 #1,476
2000 922 #335 74 #1,596
1995 77 #1,847 24 #2,978
1990 24 #4,165 5 #8,803
1985 5 #11,447 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kamryn?

The median living Kamryn is about 15 years old. Half of all living Kamryns are between 8 and 20 years old.

How many people named Kamryn are alive today?

An estimated 30 thousand people named Kamryn are alive in the United States, based on 30,204 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kamryn mean?

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

How popular is the name Kamryn in 2025?

Kamryn ranked #556 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 544 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kamryn?

30,204 babies have been named Kamryn in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kamryn most popular?

Kamryn peaked in 2008, when 1,443 newborns received the name.

Is Kamryn a boy or girl name?

Kamryn is used for both: about 82% of babies named Kamryn have been girls and 18% boys.

Is the name Kamryn rising or falling?

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

Will Kamryn become more popular?

Kamryn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 492 girls named Kamryn 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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