Cameo
The Story of Cameo
As a girl name
Cameo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1957, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 68 Cameos were born — ranking #2,009 that year. As of 2026, Cameo ranks #13,441 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Cameos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cameo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 19 Cameos were born — ranking #2,725 that year. As of 2026, Cameo ranks #12,243 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 218 Cameos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cameo
Cameo is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Cameo's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #2,009. Use the chart and map above to compare Cameo'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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