Cameron Boy
How popular is Cameron?
#76 boy name in 2025
4,348 baby boys were named Cameron in the US in 2025, making it the 76th most popular boy name. Another 614 girls got the name (#487 for girls).
Cameron popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #76 for boys (▼ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 4,348 boys, 614 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #56 in 2015, #65 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (12,767 boys) |
| Highest rank | #31 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 90% boys, 10% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cameron counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cameron family of names ranked #69 for boys in 2025 (#57 the year before), with 5,016 babies in all.
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 Cameron is most popular
Babies named Cameron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 9.3 per 1,000 (151 boys)
- Connecticut: 8.5 per 1,000 (573 boys)
- Delaware: 8.4 per 1,000 (128 boys)
- Massachusetts: 7.1 per 1,000 (970 boys)
- New Hampshire: 6.4 per 1,000 (141 boys)
Cameron by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | #764 |
| 1890s | 34 | #871 |
| 1900s | 49 | #901 |
| 1910s | 276 | #855 |
| 1920s | 530 | #744 |
| 1930s | 388 | #942 |
| 1940s | 607 | #701 |
| 1950s | 1,810 | #460 |
| 1960s | 3,651 | #355 |
| 1970s | 8,032 | #204 |
| 1980s | 24,598 | #64 |
| 1990s | 81,131 | #33 |
| 2000s | 95,898 | #31 |
| 2010s | 66,206 | #53 |
| 2020s | 29,421 | #58 |
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Questions
- Is Cameron a boy or girl name?
- Cameron is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Cameron were boys.
- How popular is the name Cameron?
- 4,348 baby boys were named Cameron in the US in 2025, making it the 76th most popular boy name. Another 614 girls got the name (#487 for girls).
- When was Cameron most popular?
- Cameron peaked in 2000, when 12,767 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #31 in 2000.
- How many people are named Cameron?
- 344,896 babies have been named Cameron in the US since 1880. We estimate about 335,354 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Cameron most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cameron was most common in Rhode Island, at 9.3 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.