Unisex name · since 1915
Camden
Camden has 59,178 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #205 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 59,178
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Camden currently ranks #205 among unisex names in America, with 59,178 babies recorded since 1915.
Camden has 59,178 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #205 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #452 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #205 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 59,178 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camden ranks #452 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #205 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 59,178 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #205 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 59,178
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Camden's 59,178 recorded births place it above 99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Camden compares
59,178 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Camden's all-time total is 160x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Camden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 59,178 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,897 | 34 | 22,252 |
Camden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Camden's full recorded timeline at 1984, 99% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 1% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 3,897 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Camden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 3,897
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Camden popularity over time - girls
3,923 total births recorded since 1963 (Camden as girls' name)
Camden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (29,715 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Camden's strongest decade.
29,715 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Camden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 9
1930s
9 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 103
1970s
103 births
- 1980s 507
1980s
507 births
- 1990s 2,417
1990s
2,417 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,126 births
- 2010s
2010s
29,715 births
- 2020s
2020s
12,139 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29,715 births (50% of all-time use).
How Camden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Camden's total volume
Camden by state
Where Camden concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,977 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 3,165 | 5.3% |
| #3 | California | | 3,138 | 5.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 2,885 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,736 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,507 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,358 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 2,216 | 3.7% |
3,977 of 59,178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Camden appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Camden's data
- Camden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (29,715 total births) through the 2020s (12,139) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Camdens (3,977 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Camden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Camden 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.