ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1963 First Year 2026 Last Year 2012 Peak Year #932 Peak Rank 6K Total Count 61 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Cambria What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Cambria is a name for Wales, being the Latinised form of the Welsh name for the country, Cymru. The term was not in use during the Roman period or the early medieval period. After the Anglo-Saxon settlement of much of Britain, a territorial distinction developed between the new Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and the remaining Celtic British kingdoms. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambria) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambria) 📜Etymology The Welsh word Cymru (Wales), along with Cymry (Welsh people), was falsely supposed by 17th-century Celticists to be connected to the Biblical Gomer , or to the Cimbri or the Cimmerians of antiquity. In reality, it is descended from the Brittonic word combrogi , meaning 'fellow-countrymen'. The name thus conveyed something like '\[Land of\] the Compatriots'. The use of Cymry as a self-designation seems to have arisen in the post-Roman era , to refer collectively to the Brittonic-speaking peoples of Britain, inhabiting what are now Wales, Cornwall, Northern England, and Southern Scotland. It came [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Cambria](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Wales_SRTM.png/330px-Wales_SRTM.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambria) 📖 ## The Story of Cambria Cambria first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1963, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 275 Cambrias were born — ranking #932 that year. As of 2026, Cambria ranks #1,870 for baby girls with 107 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 6K Cambrias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Cambria Phonetically similar names — useful when Cambria is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Kambria](/kambria) * Cumbria * Cambrian * [Cambra](/cambra) * Cambia * Cambrai * Cumbia * Cabrio * Cambio * [Kimbra](/kimbra) * Cumbrian * [Cambron](/cambron) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Cambria What does the name Cambria mean? Cambria is a name for Wales, being the Latinised form of the Welsh name for the country, Cymru. The term was not in use during the Roman period or the early medieval period. After the Anglo-Saxon settlement of much of Britain, a territorial distinction developed between the new Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and the remaining Celtic British kingdoms. How popular is Cambria in 2026? In 2026, Cambria ranks #1,870 among girls' names in the U.S., with 107 babies given the name that year. When was Cambria most popular? Cambria reached its peak popularity in 2012, ranking #932 that year with 275 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Cambria most popular? Cambria has historically been most popular in Idaho, Utah, Oregon. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Cambria. Is Cambria a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Cambria is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Cambria? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Cambria include Flonnie, Kenneth, Melania. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧FlonniePeak #932](/flonnie)[👧KennethPeak #932](/kenneth)[👧MelaniaPeak #932](/melania)[👧ElaPeak #931](/ela)[👧ZetaPeak #931](/zeta)[👧VeolaPeak #931](/veola)[👧LavellePeak #933](/lavelle)[👧KevinPeak #933](/kevin) ## About the name Cambria Cambria is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Cambria's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #932\. Use the chart and map above to compare Cambria's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2012 → ](/year/2012) * [ Names of the 2010s → ](/decade/2010s) * [ Names starting with "C" → ](/letter/c) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.