Cameron
Boy nameCameron has been given to 344,896 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 2000 and currently ranks #487 for girls and #76 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/
From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
344,896
Peak year
2000 (14,363 babies)
Rank in 2025
#487 for girls · #76 for boys
First recorded
1882
10-year trend
▼ -32%
Gender split
9% girls / 91% boys
Famous people named Cameron
Cameron Diaz
American actress and model
Wiz Khalifa
American rapper, singer and actor (born 1987)
Cam Clarke
American voice actor
Cameron Boyce
American actor (1999–2019)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Cameron.
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