Camrie
Anglicized form of the Welsh name Cambri, meaning "from Wales".
Name Census estimates that about 486 living Americans carry the first name Camrie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Camrie today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Camrie births was 1999 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Camrie. 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
486
~ 1 in 705,256 Americans
Peak year
1999
24 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,755
Tracked since 1989
Census
Camrie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 394 people with the first name Camrie, which placed it at #24,446 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
#24,446
National first-name rank
People counted
394
394 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
66.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Camrie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camrie is White at 66.8%. The next largest groups are Black (17.5%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). 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 Camrie 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 Camrie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White66.8% · 263
- Black or African American17.5% · 69
- Two or more races7.6% · 30
- Hispanic or Latino6.1% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 2
Popularity
Camrie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Camrie from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 148 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Camrie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Camrie 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 Camrie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Camries live
Origin
Meaning and history of Camrie
The name Camrie is thought to have originated from the French language, with roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to be a feminine variation of the name Camerin, which itself is derived from the Old French word "chambre," meaning "chamber" or "room."
In medieval France, the name Camerin was likely used as a surname or occupational name for those who worked in or maintained chambers or rooms, particularly in noble households or castles. Over time, the name evolved into the more feminine form, Camrie, as it transitioned from a surname to a given name.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Camrie can be found in the historical records of the Duchy of Burgundy in the 14th century. A noblewoman named Camrie de Montbeliard was mentioned in a document from 1367, suggesting that the name was in use among the aristocracy at that time.
Throughout the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the name Camrie. In the 16th century, Camrie de Valois (1520-1589) was a French noblewoman and courtier who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine de' Medici. She played a significant role in the cultural and political affairs of the French court during the Renaissance period.
During the 17th century, Camrie Desmoulins (1637-1709) was a French writer and poet who gained recognition for her works on philosophy and religious themes. Her poems and essays were influential in shaping the intellectual discourse of her time.
In the 19th century, Camrie Claudel (1864-1943) was a renowned French sculptor and graphic artist. Her works, often inspired by nature and the human form, were highly acclaimed during the Belle Époque period. Despite facing personal struggles and institutionalization later in life, Claudel's artistic legacy has endured.
Another notable figure with the name Camrie was Camrie Curie (1867-1934), the famous Polish-born physicist and chemist. She made groundbreaking contributions to the study of radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, as well as the first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize twice, in different fields (Physics and Chemistry).
While the name Camrie may not have been as widely popular as some other French names throughout history, its origins and the individuals who have borne it have left a lasting impact on various fields, including literature, art, science, and nobility.
People
Camrie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Camrie 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
Camrie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Camrie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 486 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Camrie 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 705,256 US residents.
Is Camrie a common name?
We classify Camrie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 494 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Camrie most popular?
The single biggest year for Camrie was 1999, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Camrie is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Camrie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 394 people with the name Camrie, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,446 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 Camrie 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 Camrie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Camrie leans strongly female. 385 people counted with this name were female (98.7%), compared with 5 male bearers (1.3%). 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 Camrie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camrie is White at 66.8%. The next largest groups are Black (17.5%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). 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 Camrie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Camrie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.8% (263 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 Camrie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Camrie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Camrie in the SSA data are female. 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 Camrie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Camrie 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 Camrie 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 many people have Camrie as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Camrie, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.