How popular is the name Camden?

Camden ranks 397th among boys' names in US records, with 74,066 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 31,479.

Is Camden a unisex name?

No. Camden is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2013, when 4,796 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kamden. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#397 of boy names

Pronounced K AE1 M D AH0 N (ARPABET)

Camden is a boys' name, and first appears in 1915. It has been given to 74,066 children — the 397th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2013, when 4,796 children were given it.

Kamden is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2013Boys: 4,796Girls: 146

These spellings sound identical to Camden and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Camden?: Camden ranks 397th among boys' names in US records, with 74,066 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 31,479.
Is Camden a unisex name?: No. Camden is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Camden most popular?: 2013, when 4,796 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Camden spelled?: Kamden. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.