Mostly girls · peaked in 1999
Camryn name popularity since 1925
35,657 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Camryn (86.8% girls, 13.2% boys). Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Camryn is about 18 years old in 2026. Camryn peaked in 1999 as the #158 name for girls, and it ranked #477 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 35,657
- Named Camryn, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #477
- for girls in 2025 (644 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 86.8% girls
- 30,959 girls · 4,698 boys
- Most popular in
- Maryland
- 1.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Camryn made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Camryn births per year, 1925–2025
1999 was the biggest year for Camryn both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1997 and 2002, Camryn became 5.1× more common, from 1 in 7,250 baby girls to 1 in 1,420.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby girls fell by 39%, from 1 in 1,340 to 1 in 2,180.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Camryn's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Camryn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Camryn in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 12 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 73 | 13 | #10,886 |
| 1990s | 3,419 | 428 | #2,193 |
| 2000s | 14,508 | 1,765 | #235 |
| 2010s | 8,714 | 1,928 | #396 |
| 2020–25 | 4,233 | 564 | #477 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
65.7% of babies named Camryn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Camryn is most popular
The index compares Camryn'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 Camryn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1.85× | 940 |
| Louisiana | 1.64× | 979 |
| Florida | 1.46× | 1,760 |
| Georgia | 1.45× | 1,335 |
| North Carolina | 1.38× | 1,301 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Camryn and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Camryn (this page) | 30,959 | 1999 |
| Kamryn | 24,809 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Camryn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Camryn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Camryn (1999).
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