Kamryn
Camryn is a given name of Scottish origin. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kamryn
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kamryn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kamryn as a girl name dates back to 1974, when 7 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 1,271 newborns named Kamryn — #269 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Kamryns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #609 among girl names with 495 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 25K Kamryns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kamryn on the record books as a boy name in 1989, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 308 Kamryns were born — ranking #762 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Kamryns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,262 among boy names with 157 births, falling sharply (-30%). In total, more than 6K Kamryns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kamryn
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Names that sound like Kamryn
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About the name Kamryn
Kamryn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 25K births in the dataset. Kamryn's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #269. Use the chart and map above to compare Kamryn'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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