Kamryn
A feminine given name derived from the Arabic word "Kamr," meaning "moon."
Name Census estimates that about 29,173 living Americans carry the first name Kamryn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 82.2% of registrations being female. The average person named Kamryn today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kamryn births was 2008 (1,443 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kamryn. 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 Kamryn with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Kamryn is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
29K
~ 1 in 11,749 Americans
Peak year
2008
1,443 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#581
Tracked since 1974
Census
Kamryn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 22,000 people with the first name Kamryn, which placed it at #1,510 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
#1,510
National first-name rank
People counted
22K
22,000 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
7.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
57.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kamryn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamryn is White at 57.3%. The next largest groups are Black (25.6%) and Two or More Races (7.8%). 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 Kamryn 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 Kamryn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White57.3% · 12,601
- Black or African American25.6% · 5,628
- Two or more races7.8% · 1,717
- Hispanic or Latino7.1% · 1,570
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 300
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 184
Gender
Gender distribution for Kamryn
Kamryn leans heavily female at 82.2% of total registrations, but 5,259 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Kamryn as a male name
- Ranked #1,189 in 2024
- 173 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2018 (308 births)
Kamryn as a female name
- Ranked #581 in 2024
- 518 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (1,271 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kamryn leans strongly female. 18,802 people counted with this name were female (85.5%), compared with 3,198 male bearers (14.5%).
Popularity
Kamryn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kamryn from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 12,059 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Kamryn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kamryn 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 Kamryn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kamryns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 49 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Kamryn, while Wyoming, New Hampshire, Alaska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 551 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kamryn
The name Kamryn is a relatively modern invention, likely derived from the Welsh name Cameron, which means "crooked nose" or "crooked river." Its origins can be traced back to the late 20th century, with no recorded instances of the name prior to the 1970s.
While the name Cameron has a long history and can be found in ancient Welsh texts and records, the variant spelling Kamryn is a more recent development. It is believed to have emerged as a feminized version of the traditionally masculine name Cameron, reflecting a broader trend of creating gender-neutral or feminine forms of traditionally male names.
In terms of historical references, there are no known instances of the name Kamryn appearing in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records prior to the modern era. This is likely due to its recent coinage as a variant of the more established name Cameron.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Kamryn can be found in birth records from the late 1970s and early 1980s in various English-speaking countries, such as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. However, it did not gain widespread popularity until the latter part of the 20th century and the early 21st century.
While the name Kamryn is relatively new, there are a few notable individuals throughout history who have borne this name. One such person is Kamryn Pettway, an American football player who played for the University of West Virginia between 2014 and 2017. Another is Kamryn Babb, an American singer and songwriter who rose to prominence in the late 2010s.
Additionally, Kamryn Krueger is an American actress known for her roles in television shows such as "Workaholics" and "The Big Sick." Kamryn Blackwood is a Canadian actress best known for her role in the television series "The Killing." Lastly, Kamryn Tunie is an American actress and singer who has appeared in various television shows and films, including "Oz," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," and "Shaft."
It is worth noting that while these individuals have made notable contributions in their respective fields, the name Kamryn itself does not have a long or well-documented history prior to its emergence in the late 20th century.
People
Kamryn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamryn 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
Kamryn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamryn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 29,173 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kamryn 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 11,749 US residents.
Is Kamryn a common name?
We classify Kamryn as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 29,520 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kamryn most popular?
The single biggest year for Kamryn was 2008, when 1,443 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kamryn is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kamryn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 22,000 people with the name Kamryn, or 7.28 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,510 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 Kamryn 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 Kamryn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kamryn leans strongly female. 18,802 people counted with this name were female (85.5%), compared with 3,198 male bearers (14.5%). 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 Kamryn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamryn is White at 57.3%. The next largest groups are Black (25.6%) and Two or More Races (7.8%). 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 Kamryn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kamryn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.3% (12,601 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 Kamryn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kamryn a female name?
Yes, 82.2% of people registered as Kamryn 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 Kamryn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kamryn 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 Kamryn 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 share the name Kamryn?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.