Kamren
A masculine name of English origin derived from the surname Cameron.
Name Census estimates that about 4,766 living Americans carry the first name Kamren. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 89.5% of registrations being male. The average person named Kamren today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kamren births was 2008 (251 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kamren. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kamren with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Kamren is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
4.8K
~ 1 in 71,917 Americans
Peak year
2008
251 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,350
Tracked since 1986
Census
Kamren in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,485 people with the first name Kamren, which placed it at #5,059 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
#5,059
National first-name rank
People counted
3.5K
3,485 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
42.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kamren
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamren is Black at 42.1%. The next largest groups are White (36.9%) and Two or More Races (10.8%). 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 Kamren 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 Kamren at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American42.1% · 1,468
- White36.9% · 1,285
- Two or more races10.8% · 375
- Hispanic or Latino7.9% · 277
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 51
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 29
Gender
Gender distribution for Kamren
Kamren leans heavily male at 89.5% of total registrations, but 508 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Kamren as a male name
- Ranked #2,350 in 2024
- 60 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (219 births)
Kamren as a female name
- Ranked #16,324 in 2023
- 5 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2007 (40 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kamren leans strongly male. 3,040 people counted with this name were male (87.3%), compared with 441 female bearers (12.7%).
Popularity
Kamren: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kamren 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 1,974 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kamren 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 Kamren during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kamrens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 33 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Kamren, while Utah, Mississippi, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 83 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kamren
The name Kamren is believed to be a modern English variation of the ancient Hebrew name Cameron. The name Cameron itself is derived from the Gaelic words "cam" meaning "crooked" and "sron" meaning "nose". This refers to a person with a crooked or bent nose, which was likely a descriptive nickname that later became a surname and then a given name.
The origins of the name Kamren can be traced back to the 12th century in Scotland, where it was used as a surname for families in the Highlands. The earliest known written record of the name is from the year 1162, when a man named Gillecameron is mentioned in the Cartulary of Moray, a historical record of land charters and grants.
In the 13th century, the name gained popularity among Scottish nobility and clans, particularly the Clan Cameron, a Highland clan with roots in Lochaber, Scotland. The Clan Cameron played a significant role in Scottish history, and their chiefs were known as the "Captains of Clan Cameron" or the "MacConill Dhuibh" (Sons of the Black Donald).
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Kamren was Kamren of Lochaber, a Scottish knight who lived in the late 13th century. He was a member of the Clan Cameron and is mentioned in several historical accounts of the time.
Another notable figure with the name Kamren was Sir Kamren of Argyll, a Scottish nobleman who lived in the 15th century. He was a prominent figure in the court of King James III of Scotland and played a role in the Scottish Wars of Independence against England.
In the 16th century, the name Kamren gained popularity in England, likely due to the influence of Scottish immigrants and the union of the Scottish and English crowns under King James VI of Scotland (also known as James I of England). One notable Englishman with the name Kamren was Kamren Fairfax, a military commander who served under Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War (1642-1651).
As the name spread beyond Scotland and England, it also appeared in other parts of Europe and the Americas. In the 18th century, there was a French philosopher named Kamren Diderot (1713-1784), who was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment.
In the 19th century, the name Kamren was used in various forms across different cultures and languages. For example, there was a German artist named Kamren Lessing (1808-1880), and an American politician named Kamren Polk (1795-1849), who served as the 11th President of the United States.
People
Kamren + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kamren: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamren?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,766 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kamren 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 71,917 US residents.
Is Kamren a common name?
We classify Kamren as "Rare". It ranks above 96.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,821 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kamren most popular?
The single biggest year for Kamren was 2008, when 251 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kamren is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kamren in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,485 people with the name Kamren, or 1.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,059 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 Kamren 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 Kamren?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kamren leans strongly male. 3,040 people counted with this name were male (87.3%), compared with 441 female bearers (12.7%). 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 Kamren?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamren is Black at 42.1%. The next largest groups are White (36.9%) and Two or More Races (10.8%). 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 Kamren most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Kamren in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.1% (1,468 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 Kamren in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kamren a male name?
Yes, 89.5% of people registered as Kamren 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 Kamren still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kamren 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 Kamren 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 are called Kamren?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.