Cameron
A Scottish surname from Gaelic cam sron, crooked nose, the byname of a Highland chief whose clan took it on. A separate line comes from places called Cameron.
Cameron in 2025
Cameron was given to 4,962 babies in the United States in 2025 — 4,348 boys and 614 girls, making it the 108th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 668 babies born.
The history of Cameron
Cameron reached its highest point in 2000, when 14,363 babies were given the name, ranking 38th that year.
Across the 144 years of records since 1882, 344,896 babies have been named Cameron. Half of them were born before 2003, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Cameron by decade
| Decade | Babies named Cameron | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | 1,569 |
| 1890s | 34 | 2,069 |
| 1900s | 49 | 2,107 |
| 1910s | 281 | 1,895 |
| 1920s | 540 | 1,489 |
| 1930s | 393 | 1,905 |
| 1940s | 728 | 1,474 |
| 1950s | 2,066 | 964 |
| 1960s | 4,103 | 719 |
| 1970s | 8,973 | 405 |
| 1980s | 26,721 | 126 |
| 1990s | 87,799 | 38 |
| 2000s | 107,805 | 38 |
| 2010s | 72,174 | 63 |
| 2020s | 33,200 | 81 |
Where Cameron is heading
Cameron has fallen 32% over the past decade, from 7,346 babies in 2015 to 4,962 in 2025.
Names like Cameron
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Cameron.