Camden
Camden is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Camden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Camden is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Camden
As a girl name
Camden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1963, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 176 births, good for #1,352 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Camdens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,602 among girl names with 130 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 4K Camdens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Camden on the record books as a boy name in 1915, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 3,897 Camdens were born — ranking #99 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Camdens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #199 among boy names with 1,772 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 61K Camdens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Camden
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Names that sound like Camden
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About the name Camden
Camden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 61K births in the dataset. Camden's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #99. Use the chart and map above to compare Camden'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 .
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.