Girls' name · since 1963
Cambria
6,206 babies named Cambria in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,244 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,206
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,206 babies have been named Cambria since 1963, making it today's #1995 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cambria has been recorded 6,206 times among girls since 1963, currently ranked #1995 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #2,244 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,995 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,206 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cambria ranks #2,244 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,995 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,206 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,244 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,206
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cambria's 6,206 recorded births place it above 96.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cambria compares
6,206 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Cambria's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cambria | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,206 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 275 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cambria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cambria's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 275, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cambria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 275
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Cambria by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,413 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Cambria's strongest decade.
2,413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Cambria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 165
1970s
165 births
- 1980s 410
1980s
410 births
- 1990s 741
1990s
741 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,580 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,413 births
- 2020s 875
2020s
875 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,413 births (39% of all-time use).
How Cambria 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 Cambria's total volume
Cambria by state
Where Cambria concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,509 | 24.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 303 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Utah | | 278 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 193 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 168 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 164 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 163 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 116 | 1.9% |
1,509 of 6,206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Cambria appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cambria's data
- Cambria's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,413 total births) through the 2020s (875) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cambrias (1,509 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cambria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Cambria 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.