Meaning and history
Cameron is a Scottish surname meaning “crooked nose,” from Gaelic cam “crooked” and sròn “nose,” and as a given name it is used mainly for boys. It saw a small rise in use for girls in the second half of the 1990s, likely influenced by actress Cameron Diaz (1972–), though in the United States the forms Camryn and Kamryn are now more common for girls than Cameron.
20062006: 8,856 births, rank #52
2007: 8,986 births, rank #50
2008: 8,305 births, rank #53
2009: 7,638 births, rank #58
2010: 7,199 births, rank #60
20112011: 7,527 births, rank #53
2012: 7,376 births, rank #54
2013: 6,871 births, rank #59
2014: 7,069 births, rank #53
2015: 6,760 births, rank #56
20162016: 6,861 births, rank #57
2017: 5,975 births, rank #60
2018: 5,313 births, rank #69
2019: 5,255 births, rank #67
2020: 5,056 births, rank #65
20212021: 5,126 births, rank #62
2022: 4,968 births, rank #64
2023: 5,089 births, rank #58
2024: 4,834 births, rank #66
20252025: 4,348 births, rank #76
Cameron has unusual staying power. It appears in the US records as early as 1882 and still ranks #76 for boys in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2000, with 12,767 births.