Camaro
The Chevrolet Camaro is a mid-size American automobile manufactured by Chevrolet, classified as a pony car. It first went on sale on September 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed to compete with the Ford Mustang. The Camaro shared its platform and major components with the Firebird, produced by General Motors' Pontiac division that was also introduced for the 1967 model year.
Meaning & Origin of Camaro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Chevrolet Camaro is a mid-size American automobile manufactured by Chevrolet, classified as a pony car. It first went on sale on September 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed to compete with the Ford Mustang. The Camaro shared its platform and major components with the Firebird, produced by General Motors' Pontiac division that was also introduced for the 1967 model year.
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Origin & history
The Story of Camaro
As a girl name
Camaro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1967, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1967: 7 births, good for #5,456 nationwide. About 63% of every Camaro on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Camaro last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 19 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Camaro as a boy name dates back to 1967, when 5 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Camaro — #8,789 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Camaro on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Camaro last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 18 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Camaro
Camaro is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Camaro's peak popularity came in 1967 when it ranked #5,456. Use the chart and map above to compare Camaro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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