Cambridge
Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, 55 miles (89 km) north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of the City of Cambridge was 145,700; the population of the wider built-up area was 181,137.
Meaning & Origin of Cambridge
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, 55 miles (89 km) north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of the City of Cambridge was 145,700; the population of the wider built-up area was 181,137.
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Origin & history
The Story of Cambridge
As a girl name
Cambridge first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 9 Cambridges were born — ranking #11,255 that year. As of 2026, Cambridge ranks #15,178 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 77 Cambridges have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cambridge first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 11 Cambridges were born — ranking #7,156 that year. As of 2026, Cambridge ranks #12,230 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Cambridges have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cambridge
Cambridge is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Cambridge's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #7,156. Use the chart and map above to compare Cambridge'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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