Unisex name · since 2000
Cambell
Cambell has 198 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cambell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 198 have been recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cambell has been recorded 198 times among girls since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2023.
- #19,899 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 198 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cambell ranks #19,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cambell's 198 recorded births place it above 72.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cambell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cambell's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cambell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Cambell popularity over time - boys
73 total births recorded since 2000 (Cambell as boys' name)
Cambell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (148 births, 75% of the file).
2000s was Cambell's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Cambell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 148 births (75% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cambell's data
- Cambell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cambell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2000–2023 (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 Cambell 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.