Boys' name · peaked in 2013
Camden name popularity since 1925
63,069 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Camden (6.2% girls, 93.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Camden is about 12 years old in 2026. Camden peaked in 2013 as the #99 name for boys, and it ranked #205 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 63,069
- Named Camden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #205
- for boys in 2025 (1,722 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 93.8% boys
- 3,923 girls · 59,146 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 2.88× its national share
Peak year is the year Camden made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Camden births per year, 1925–2025
2013 was the biggest year for Camden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Camden became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 7,990 baby boys to 1 in 2,190.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Camden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Camden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Camden in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 12 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 9 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 25 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 33 | #3,233 |
| 1960s | 10 | 60 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 34 | 103 | #4,373 |
| 1980s | 104 | 507 | #1,306 |
| 1990s | 340 | 2,417 | #730 |
| 2000s | 1,367 | 14,126 | #235 |
| 2010s | 1,269 | 29,715 | #104 |
| 2020–25 | 799 | 12,139 | #205 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
57.8% of babies named Camden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Camden is most popular
The index compares Camden's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Camden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2.88× | 547 |
| Utah | 2.14× | 1,099 |
| Maryland | 2.02× | 1,861 |
| North Carolina | 1.82× | 3,122 |
| Idaho | 1.77× | 425 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Camden and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Camden (this page) | 59,146 | 2013 |
| Kamden | 12,556 | 2013 |
| Camdyn | 3,894 | 2016 |
| Camdon | 1,034 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Camden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Camden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Camden (2013).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data