Camden Boy
How popular is Camden?
#205 boy name in 2025
1,722 baby boys were named Camden in the US in 2025, making it the 205th most popular boy name. Another 151 girls got the name (#1,427 for girls).
Camden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #205 for boys (▼ 12 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,722 boys, 151 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #104 in 2015, #167 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2013 (3,897 boys) |
| Highest rank | #99 in 2013 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Camden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Camden family of names ranked #174 for boys in 2025 (#149 the year before), with 2,307 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Camden | 1,722 | 75% |
| Kamden | 375 | 16% |
| Kamdyn | 109 | 5% |
| Camdyn | 83 | 4% |
| Camdon | 7 | 0% |
| Kamdon | 11 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Camden is most popular
Babies named Camden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Maine: 3.1 per 1,000 (61 boys)
- South Dakota: 3.1 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- Vermont: 3.0 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- North Dakota: 2.9 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- Nebraska: 2.9 per 1,000 (124 boys)
Camden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #3,727 |
| 1920s | 33 | #3,383 |
| 1930s | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1940s | 25 | #2,711 |
| 1950s | 33 | #3,200 |
| 1960s | 60 | #2,310 |
| 1970s | 103 | #2,567 |
| 1980s | 507 | #1,021 |
| 1990s | 2,417 | #438 |
| 2000s | 14,126 | #194 |
| 2010s | 29,715 | #99 |
| 2020s | 12,139 | #167 |
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Questions
- Is Camden a boy or girl name?
- Camden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Camden were boys.
- How popular is the name Camden?
- 1,722 baby boys were named Camden in the US in 2025, making it the 205th most popular boy name. Another 151 girls got the name (#1,427 for girls).
- When was Camden most popular?
- Camden peaked in 2013, when 3,897 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #99 in 2013.
- How many people are named Camden?
- 63,101 babies have been named Camden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 62,423 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Camden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Camden was most common in Maine, at 3.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.