Cammeron
A Scottish masculine name meaning "crooked nose" or "winding river".
Name Census estimates that about 196 living Americans carry the first name Cammeron. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Cammeron today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Cammeron births was 1992 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Cammeron. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
196
~ 1 in 1,748,747 Americans
Peak year
1992
18 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2015 SSA rank
#10,894
Tracked since 1983
Census
Cammeron in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 307 people with the first name Cammeron, which placed it at #29,019 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,019
National first-name rank
People counted
307
307 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Cammeron
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cammeron is White at 58.6%. The next largest groups are Black (25.1%) and Two or More Races (7.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Cammeron described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Cammeron at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.6% · 180
- Black or African American25.1% · 77
- Two or more races7.5% · 23
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 18
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 3
Popularity
Cammeron: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Cammeron from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 108 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cammeron by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Cammeron during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Cammeron
The given name Cammeron is derived from the Scottish Gaelic name Cameron, which means "crooked nose" or "crooked river." It has its roots in the ancient Celtic language spoken in parts of Scotland and Ireland.
The name Cammeron first appeared in historical records around the 13th century, particularly in the Scottish Highlands. It was originally a surname, referring to a family clan based in the regions of Lochaber and Breadalbane. The Cameron clan played a significant role in Scottish history, supporting the Jacobite cause during the 17th and 18th centuries.
One of the earliest documented uses of the name Cammeron can be found in the 14th century, when a man named Cammeron of Lochiel was recorded as the chief of the Cameron clan. During the Wars of Scottish Independence, Sir John Cameron of Lochiel fought alongside Robert the Bruce against the English.
In the 16th century, Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel was a prominent figure who supported Mary, Queen of Scots, during the Scottish Reformation. He was later executed for his allegiance to the Catholic cause.
Fast forward to the 18th century, and we find John Cameron, a Scottish outlaw known as the "Black Colonel," who fought for the Jacobite cause during the Jacobite rising of 1745. Despite his criminal activities, he was celebrated as a folk hero in Scottish folklore.
Another notable figure with the name Cammeron was Sir Evan Cameron (1825-1887), a British soldier and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of the Bahamas and later the Governor of the Cape Colony in South Africa.
In the 20th century, the name Cammeron gained popularity in various parts of the English-speaking world, particularly in the United States and Canada. One of the most famous individuals with this name is Cammeron Diaz (born 1972), the American actress known for her roles in films such as "There's Something About Mary" and "The Mask."
People
Cammeron + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Cammeron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Cammeron: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cammeron?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 196 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Cammeron going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,748,747 US residents.
Is Cammeron a common name?
We classify Cammeron as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 201 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Cammeron most popular?
The single biggest year for Cammeron was 1992, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Cammeron is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Cammeron in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 307 people with the name Cammeron, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,019 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Cammeron in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Cammeron?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Cammeron leans strongly male. 263 people counted with this name were male (87.4%), compared with 38 female bearers (12.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Cammeron?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cammeron is White at 58.6%. The next largest groups are Black (25.1%) and Two or More Races (7.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Cammeron most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Cammeron in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.6% (180 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Cammeron in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Cammeron a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Cammeron in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Cammeron still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Cammeron in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Cammeron can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Cammeron?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.