Camden
From an English surname taken from a place name, built on Old English elements meaning an enclosure and a valley. Camden Town in London carries the same name.
Camden in 2025
Camden was given to 1,873 babies in the United States in 2025 — 1,722 boys and 151 girls, making it the 364th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,770 babies born.
The history of Camden
Camden reached its highest point in 2013, when 4,018 babies were given the name, ranking 162nd that year.
Across the 111 years of records since 1915, 63,101 babies have been named Camden. Half of them were born before 2014, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Camden by decade
| Decade | Babies named Camden | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | 7,359 |
| 1920s | 33 | 6,633 |
| 1930s | 9 | 4,953 |
| 1940s | 25 | 5,616 |
| 1950s | 33 | 7,295 |
| 1960s | 70 | 5,725 |
| 1970s | 137 | 5,289 |
| 1980s | 611 | 2,287 |
| 1990s | 2,757 | 848 |
| 2000s | 15,493 | 332 |
| 2010s | 30,984 | 162 |
| 2020s | 12,938 | 281 |
Where Camden is heading
Camden has fallen 52% over the past decade, from 3,909 babies in 2015 to 1,873 in 2025.
Names like Camden
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Camden.