Name profile

Cambria

Latin form of Cymru, the Welsh name for the country of Wales, derived from cymry meaning "the people".

PronunciationEnglish /ˈkæm.bɹi.ə/
Usage languagesVarious
US rank (2025)#1,990

Meaning and history

Cambria is the Latin form of Cymru, the Welsh name for Wales, and comes from cymry, meaning “the people.” It is occasionally used as a given name in modern times.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 154 births, rank #1,449
2007: 202 births, rank #1,230
2008: 254 births, rank #1,030
2009: 265 births, rank #998
2010: 241 births, rank #1,035
20112011: 273 births, rank #945
2012: 275 births, rank #932
2013: 247 births, rank #1,008
2014: 263 births, rank #1,001
2015: 262 births, rank #1,018
20162016: 230 births, rank #1,108
2017: 232 births, rank #1,091
2018: 207 births, rank #1,162
2019: 183 births, rank #1,267
2020: 179 births, rank #1,262
20212021: 186 births, rank #1,258
2022: 162 births, rank #1,406
2023: 131 births, rank #1,595
2024: 121 births, rank #1,681
20252025: 96 births, rank #1,990

Cambria rose from #945 to #933 for girls between 2011 and 2012. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 275.