Cameron

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A few things about Cameron you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 393 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Cameron, 4,348 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Cameron.
• 📜HistoryCameron first shows up in US birth records in 1882, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 143 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2000, when it reached #31.
• 📉Then vs nowCameron was 2.6× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 154 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 393.
• 📍Where it's lovedCameron is most popular in Connecticut, where it ranks #14, followed by New Jersey (#25) and Delaware (#29). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlCameron is given to both boys and girls: 88% of the 4,962 babies named Cameron in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Scottish, Cameron means “crooked nose”. Our records link it to Celtic and Scottish roots.
• 🌍OriginCameron is the #6 most popular Celtic boy name in the US. That's out of 542 Celtic boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Cameron

Cameron is a gender-neutral name of Celtic and Scottish origin meaning “crooked nose”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-ron”. US birth records list Cameron for boys from 1882 to 2025, in 134 of those 144 years. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked #31 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #76, with 4,348 babies. Of the 4,962 US babies named Cameron in 2025, 12% were girls and 88% were boys.

Origin:Celtic namesScottish names