Camden

What Camden means

Means “enclosure + valley”

From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Camden” (revision 94535276), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Camden?

US: Falling: down from #104 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #1121 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2013, when 3,897 boys got the name (#99 that year). First in the US records in 1915.

How common

• About 1 in 992 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 14,312 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in ND (4.47 per 1,000 boys), NH (2.66 per 1,000 boys), SD (2.6 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Camden is #205 in the US and #1406 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 91.9% of US babies named Camden were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

Wiktionary only lists the UK pronunciation so far.

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Kamden375 US
• Kamdyn109 US
• Camdyn83 US
• Kamdon11 US
• Camdon7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Camden

Boys

• Jaxon#115Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #115 in 2025
• Carter#45“son of Arthur”^*
• Cason#846“house”^*
• Bryson#152Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #152 vs #1,066 in 2025
• Cooper#27Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025
• Ryland#703“rye + land”^*

For a sister

• Avery#37Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls
• Piper#155Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #67 in 2015, #155 in 2025
• Teagan#340Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1979, with 6 babies
• Brinley#608Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #608 vs #5,927 in 2025
• Kinley#691Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #235 in 2015, #691 in 2025
• Karsyn#718Editor’s note Used for both: 70% of US babies named Karsyn in 2025 were girls

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Camden’s. Rank is US 2025.