Camden
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. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 176 Camdens were born — ranking #1,352 that year. As of 2026, Camden ranks #1,602 for girls 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
Camden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 3,897 Camdens were born — ranking #99 that year. As of 2026, Camden ranks #199 for boys 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
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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 .
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