Cam Boy
How popular is Cam?
#1,393 boy name in 2025
131 baby boys were named Cam in the US in 2025, making it the 1393rd most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Cam popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,393 for boys (▲ 30 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 131 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,646 in 2015, #1,707 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (131 boys) |
| Highest rank | #899 in 1896 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cam counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cam family of names ranked #1,100 for boys in 2025 (#1,079 the year before), with 164 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cam | 131 | 80% |
| Kam | 33 | 20% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Cam is most popular
Babies named Cam per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Iowa: 0.3 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Nebraska: 0.3 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
Cam by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | #899 |
| 1910s | 45 | #2,422 |
| 1920s | 44 | #2,803 |
| 1930s | 38 | #2,829 |
| 1940s | 58 | #2,241 |
| 1950s | 138 | #1,558 |
| 1960s | 197 | #1,520 |
| 1970s | 135 | #1,793 |
| 1980s | 100 | #2,830 |
| 1990s | 154 | #3,155 |
| 2000s | 266 | #2,662 |
| 2010s | 886 | #1,567 |
| 2020s | 721 | #1,393 |
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Questions
- Is Cam a boy or girl name?
- Cam is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Cam were boys.
- How popular is the name Cam?
- 131 baby boys were named Cam in the US in 2025, making it the 1393rd most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Cam most popular?
- Cam peaked in 2025, when 131 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #899 in 1896.
- How many people are named Cam?
- 3,195 babies have been named Cam in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,884 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Cam most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cam was most common in Iowa, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.