Girl & boy name
Camden
Camden holds the #205 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 1,722 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #167 in 2020 to #205 today. Its strongest year on record was 2013 (#99 nationally, 3,897 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1915. The name's biggest fan base is in North Dakota (#70 there in 2025).
Rankings
Camden popularity, 1880–2025
Where Camden is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Camden in the most recent year of SSA data.
Camden as a girl name
As of 2025, Camden ranks #1427 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 151 girls received the name that year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. SSA records for Camden go back to 1963; the peak came in 2004 at #1329, with 160 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Oregon, where it ranks #548 among girl names.