Unisex name · since 1967
Camara
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 800 babies named Camara, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,470 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 800
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Camara currently ranks #8470 among unisex names in America, with 800 babies recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Camara recorded 800 times among girls since 1967, holding rank #8470 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #8,715 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,470 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 800 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camara ranks #8,715 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,470 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 800 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,470 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 800
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Camara's 800 recorded births place it above 87.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Camara compares
800 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Camara's all-time total is 113% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Camara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 800 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Camara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Camara's full recorded timeline at 1998, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Camara popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Camara popularity over time - boys
81 total births recorded since 1971 (Camara as boys' name)
Camara by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (225 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Camara's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Camara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s
2000s
225 births
- 2010s
2010s
167 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 225 births (28% of all-time use).
How Camara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Camara's total volume
Camara by state
Where Camara concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
6 of 800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Camara's data
- Camara's decade-level peak was the 2000s (225 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Camaras (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Camara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Camara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.