Primarily a boy's name · 91% boys
Cameron is a given name in the English language. The name originates from the Scottish surname Cameron. A variant spelling of the given name is Camron. Modern variants of the name are Kameron, Kamron and Camryn. A shortened form of the given name Cameron is Cam.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cameron yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Cameron's count and rank peaked in the same year, 2000 — 12,765 births and #31 nationally — echoing the simultaneous-peak shape seen in Angel, Mila, and Isaiah elsewhere in this batch.
Since then it's fallen further than most: #66 by 2024, with 4,817 births, down 32% over the decade — a steeper decline than Josiah's or Charles's, closer to Ella's pace.
Cameron Diaz anchors the name in film, while voice actor Cam Clarke and rapper Wiz Khalifa (born Cameron Thomaz) round out a famous-bearer list that spans acting, animation, and music without concentrating in any single era.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 6 | #854 |
| 1883 | 6 | #814 |
| 1884 | 7 | #783 |
| 1885 | 5 | #958 |
| 1888 | 6 | #937 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,025 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,088 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,063 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,102 |
| 1895 | 7 | #889 |
| 1896 | 7 | #908 |
| 1900 | 9 | #913 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,028 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,259 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,023 |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,010 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,032 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,296 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,215 |
| 1911 | 15 | #866 |
| 1912 | 24 | #921 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,822 |
| 1914 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 1915 | 35 | #1,086 |
| 1916 | 46 | #940 |
| 1917 | 42 | #1,005 |
| 1918 | 41 | #1,065 |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,356 |
| 1920 | 77 | #745 |
| 1921 | 61 | #894 |
| 1922 | 55 | #941 |
| 1923 | 54 | #933 |
| 1924 | 53 | #966 |
| 1925 | 37 | #1,165 |
| 1926 | 69 | #784 |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,084 |
| 1928 | 39 | #1,128 |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,059 |
| 1930 | 47 | #991 |
| 1931 | 44 | #997 |
| 1932 | 42 | #1,027 |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,163 |
| 1934 | 42 | #986 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,102 |
| 1936 | 39 | #1,013 |
| 1937 | 39 | #1,020 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,371 |
| 1939 | 44 | #941 |
| 1940 | 33 | #1,161 |
| 1941 | 44 | #961 |
| 1942 | 51 | #929 |
| 1943 | 58 | #877 |
| 1944 | 49 | #906 |
| 1945 | 63 | #776 |
| 1946 | 61 | #843 |
| 1947 | 79 | #771 |
| 1948 | 74 | #794 |
| 1949 | 95 | #703 |
| 1950 | 88 | #731 |
| 1951 | 101 | #697 |
| 1952 | 112 | #653 |
| 1953 | 137 | #619 |
| 1954 | 173 | #555 |
| 1955 | 179 | #550 |
| 1956 | 229 | #502 |
| 1957 | 278 | #461 |
| 1958 | 262 | #483 |
| 1959 | 251 | #496 |
| 1960 | 284 | #471 |
| 1961 | 321 | #453 |
| 1962 | 494 | #356 |
| 1963 | 372 | #416 |
| 1964 | 300 | #459 |
| 1965 | 324 | #428 |
| 1966 | 318 | #428 |
| 1967 | 335 | #417 |
| 1968 | 420 | #381 |
| 1969 | 483 | #360 |
| 1970 | 505 | #363 |
| 1971 | 501 | #360 |
| 1972 | 556 | #324 |
| 1973 | 513 | #332 |
| 1974 | 652 | #285 |
| 1975 | 1,028 | #209 |
| 1976 | 1,070 | #204 |
| 1977 | 1,011 | #218 |
| 1978 | 1,075 | #206 |
| 1979 | 1,126 | #211 |
| 1980 | 1,144 | #214 |
| 1981 | 1,327 | #189 |
| 1982 | 1,466 | #178 |
| 1983 | 1,447 | #177 |
| 1984 | 1,643 | #164 |
| 1985 | 1,792 | #154 |
| 1986 | 2,049 | #135 |
| 1987 | 3,159 | #96 |
| 1988 | 4,985 | #69 |
| 1989 | 5,592 | #64 |
| 1990 | 6,664 | #62 |
| 1991 | 6,698 | #62 |
| 1992 | 7,356 | #53 |
| 1993 | 7,091 | #54 |
| 1994 | 6,838 | #52 |
| 1995 | 7,030 | #49 |
| 1996 | 7,388 | #49 |
| 1997 | 8,218 | #45 |
| 1998 | 11,416 | #35 |
| 1999 | 12,435 | #33 |
| 2000 | 12,765 | #31 |
| 2001 | 11,581 | #35 |
| 2002 | 10,339 | #39 |
| 2003 | 9,965 | #40 |
| 2004 | 8,887 | #50 |
| 2005 | 8,574 | #52 |
| 2006 | 8,856 | #52 |
| 2007 | 8,986 | #50 |
| 2008 | 8,304 | #53 |
| 2009 | 7,637 | #58 |
| 2010 | 7,199 | #60 |
| 2011 | 7,527 | #53 |
| 2012 | 7,374 | #54 |
| 2013 | 6,870 | #59 |
| 2014 | 7,069 | #53 |
| 2015 | 6,759 | #56 |
| 2016 | 6,858 | #57 |
| 2017 | 5,975 | #60 |
| 2018 | 5,312 | #69 |
| 2019 | 5,253 | #67 |
| 2020 | 5,055 | #65 |
| 2021 | 5,124 | #62 |
| 2022 | 4,959 | #64 |
| 2023 | 5,085 | #58 |
| 2024 | 4,817 | #66 |
