Camoren
Of uncertain origin, potentially a combination meaning "crooked" and "love".
Name Census estimates that about 8 living Americans carry the first name Camoren. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Camoren today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Camoren births was 2008 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Camoren. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Camoren. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
8
~ 1 in 42,844,292 Americans
Peak year
2008
8 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2008 SSA rank
#9,131
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Camoren: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Camoren 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 Camoren during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Camoren
The given name Camoren has its origins in the ancient Celtic language spoken in parts of modern-day Britain and Ireland. It is derived from the proto-Celtic root "cam," meaning "crooked" or "bent," and the suffix "-oren," denoting a person or individual. The name likely emerged during the Iron Age, around the 5th century BCE, when Celtic culture and language flourished across Western Europe.
Camoren was a relatively uncommon name in the early medieval period, though it appears in a few historical records from the British Isles. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Camoren ap Gwydion, a 6th-century Welsh prince who ruled over the kingdom of Rhyfoniog in what is now northern Wales. He is mentioned in the genealogies of the medieval Welsh text "Harleian Genealogies."
In the 9th century, a Camoren is recorded as a signatory to the Treaty of Wedmore, a peace agreement between the West Saxon King Alfred the Great and the Danish Viking leader Guthrum. This Camoren was likely a Welsh or Cornish noble or cleric present during the negotiations.
During the High Middle Ages, the name Camoren appeared occasionally among the nobility and gentry of Wales and Cornwall. One notable bearer was Camoren ap Meredydd, a 13th-century Welsh landowner and soldier who fought in the campaigns of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd.
In the 15th century, a Camoren de Bodrugan was a member of the prominent Bodrugan family of Cornwall. He served as a knight and took part in the Wars of the Roses, fighting for the House of Lancaster.
Another historical figure with the name was Camoren O'Donoghue, an Irish chieftain from County Kerry who led his clan in the early 17th century during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland.
While not a common name in modern times, Camoren has persisted as a given name, particularly in Wales and Cornwall, where it retains its Celtic heritage and associations with the region's rich cultural history.
People
Camoren + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Camoren: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Camoren?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 8 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Camoren 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 42,844,292 US residents.
Is Camoren a common name?
We classify Camoren as "Very Rare". It ranks above 24.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 8 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Camoren most popular?
The single biggest year for Camoren was 2008, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Camoren is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Camoren in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Camoren a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Camoren 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 Camoren still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Camoren 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 Camoren 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Camoren?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Camoren at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.