Mostly boys · peaked in 2015
Kameron name popularity since 1925
43,443 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kameron (10.2% girls, 89.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Kameron is about 18 years old in 2026. Kameron peaked in 2015 as the #245 name for boys, and it ranked #466 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 43,443
- Named Kameron, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #466
- for boys in 2025 (663 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 89.8% boys
- 4,431 girls · 39,012 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 2.29× its national share
Peak year is the year Kameron 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.
Kameron births per year, 1925–2025
2015 was the biggest year for Kameron both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1987 and 1992, Kameron became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 11,700 baby boys to 1 in 3,460.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 1,540 to 1 in 2,580.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Kameron's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kameron.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kameron 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 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 12 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 48 | 79 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 214 | 288 | #1,468 |
| 1980s | 331 | 1,267 | #1,038 |
| 1990s | 1,150 | 7,070 | #377 |
| 2000s | 1,712 | 12,239 | #282 |
| 2010s | 711 | 12,981 | #245 |
| 2020–25 | 265 | 5,076 | #466 |
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
50.0% of babies named Kameron from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kameron is most popular
The index compares Kameron'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 Kameron.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 2.29× | 1,109 |
| Georgia | 2.22× | 2,447 |
| Louisiana | 2.04× | 1,465 |
| Alabama | 1.91× | 1,351 |
| South Carolina | 1.89× | 1,055 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kameron 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kameron (this page) | 39,012 | 2015 |
| Cameron | 311,972 | 2000 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kameron's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kameron.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kameron (2015).
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