Camber
The Story of Camber
As a girl name
American parents first put Camber on the record books as a girl name in 1979, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 25 Cambers were born — ranking #5,310 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Cambers. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 545 Cambers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Camber as a boy name dates back to 2013, when 10 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Camber — #7,537 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 80% of all recorded Cambers. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 41 Cambers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Camber
Camber is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 545 births in the dataset. Camber's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #5,310. Use the chart and map above to compare Camber'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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