Boys' name · peaked in 2000
Cameron name popularity since 1925
344,192 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cameron (9.4% girls, 90.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Cameron is about 23 years old in 2026. Cameron peaked in 2000 as the #31 name for boys, and it ranked #76 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 344,192
- Named Cameron, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #76
- for boys in 2025 (4,348 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 90.6% boys
- 32,220 girls · 311,972 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 2.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Cameron 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.
Cameron births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Cameron both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1985 and 1990, Cameron became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 1,030 baby boys to 1 in 308.
- Steepest fall: Between 2000 and 2005, its share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 154 to 1 in 233.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Cameron's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Cameron.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cameron 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 | 230 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 388 | #1,102 |
| 1940s | 121 | 607 | #776 |
| 1950s | 256 | 1,810 | #550 |
| 1960s | 452 | 3,651 | #428 |
| 1970s | 941 | 8,032 | #209 |
| 1980s | 2,123 | 24,598 | #154 |
| 1990s | 6,668 | 81,131 | #49 |
| 2000s | 11,907 | 95,898 | #52 |
| 2010s | 5,968 | 66,206 | #56 |
| 2020–25 | 3,779 | 29,421 | #76 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.9% of babies named Cameron from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Cameron is most popular
The index compares Cameron'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 Cameron.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2.02× | 2,181 |
| Nevada | 1.78× | 2,171 |
| Utah | 1.70× | 4,955 |
| North Carolina | 1.61× | 15,597 |
| Delaware | 1.59× | 1,131 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Cameron 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron (this page) | 311,972 | 2000 |
| Kameron | 39,012 | 2015 |
| Cameren | 1,348 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cameron's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cameron.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cameron (2000).
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