Campbell
The Story of Campbell
As a girl name
Campbell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 435 Campbells were born — ranking #663 that year. As of 2026, Campbell ranks #961 for girls with 269 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 7K Campbells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Campbell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 261 Campbells were born — ranking #903 that year. As of 2026, Campbell ranks #903 for boys with 261 births, rising sharply (+40% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Campbells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Campbell
Campbell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Campbell's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #663. Use the chart and map above to compare Campbell'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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