Cameron

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Cameron is a given name of Scottish Gaelic origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (9% of births). There have been 339,893 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 308,280 as boys and 31,613 as girls. Cameron gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 2000 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #214 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 5,445
2023 5,724
2022 5,564
2021 5,791
2020 5,677
2019 5,818
2018 5,929
2017 6,552
2016 7,446
2015 7,345
2014 7,594
2013 7,381
2012 7,909
2011 8,233
2010 7,955
2009 8,544
2008 9,356
2007 10,087
2006 9,990
2005 9,816
2004 10,165
2003 11,007
2002 11,575
2001 12,900
2000 14,361
1999 14,216
1998 12,981
1997 9,069
1996 7,845
1995 7,435
1994 7,186
1993 7,421
1992 7,665
1991 7,000
1990 6,982
1989 5,863
1988 5,286
1987 3,417
1986 2,242
1985 1,992
1984 1,862
1983 1,605
1982 1,666
1981 1,500
1980 1,294
1979 1,262
1978 1,207
1977 1,114
1976 1,167
1975 1,118
1974 743
1973 595
1972 631
1971 564
1970 577
1969 566
1968 493
1967 393
1966 346
1965 353
1964 336
1963 415
1962 531
1961 356
1960 314
1959 282
1958 284
1957 312
1956 255
1955 213
1954 195
1953 156
1952 135
1951 124
1950 110
1949 106
1948 92
1947 98
1946 79
1945 75
1944 61
1943 67
1942 65
1941 52
1940 33
1939 44
1938 24
1937 39
1936 44
1935 35
1934 42
1933 32
1932 42
1931 44
1930 47
1929 42
1928 39
1927 43
1926 69
1925 37
1924 58
1923 54
1922 55
1921 61
1920 82
1919 28
1918 41
1917 42
1916 46
1915 35
1914 32
1913 10
1912 24
1911 15
1910 8
1909 6
1908 8
1907 8
1906 7
1905 5
1902 6
1900 9
1896 7
1895 7
1894 5
1893 5
1892 5
1890 5
1888 6
1885 5
1884 7
1883 6
1882 6