Camryn
Camryn is a given name of Scottish origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Camryn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Camryn is a given name of Scottish origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Camryn
As a girl name
Camryn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 2,048 Camryns were born — ranking #158 that year. As of 2026, Camryn ranks #484 for girls with 629 births, falling sharply (-15%). In total, more than 32K Camryns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Camryn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 290 Camryns were born — ranking #783 that year. As of 2026, Camryn ranks #1,815 for boys with 90 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 5K Camryns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Camryn
Camryn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 32K births in the dataset. Camryn's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #158. Use the chart and map above to compare Camryn'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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