Cameron
Pronounced K AE1 M ER0 AE1 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2000
- 143 years in use
- 7 spellings
How popular is Cameron?
Cameron is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 388,082 children — the 107th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 28% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2000, when 14,122 children were given it.
Seven other spellings are counted in that total — Kameron, Cameren, Cameran and four more — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 10% of children named Cameron are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Cameron and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Kameron
- Cameren
- Cameran
- Kameren
- Kameran
- Cammeron
- Kammeron
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K AE1 M ER0 AE1 N · K AE1 M ER0 AH0 N · K AE1 M ER0 EH1 N · K AE1 M IH1 R AA0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 101 · 100 · 101 · 110
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Cameron
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Cameron
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Cameron?
- Cameron ranks 107th among boys' names in US records, with 388,082 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 66,706.
- Is Cameron a unisex name?
- Yes. About 10% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Cameron most popular?
- 2000, when 14,122 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Cameron spelled?
- Kameron, Cameren, Cameran, Kameren, Kameran, Cammeron, Kammeron. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.