Recorded 1962–2004 Girls' name Peak 1968 172 births

Camey — girls' name

172 babies named Camey in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s411970s441980s511990s182000s18
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Camey was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

9 babies were named Camey in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Camey

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Camey between 1962 and 2004, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Camey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Camey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Camey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Camey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 172 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Camey at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

172

Since 1962

43 years of records

Peak year

1968

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1962

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2004

Camey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1962

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1968)
9
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
45678910 20041997198519801974196919641962 5

Camey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
51 births that decade — 30% of Camey's all-time total
1960s411970s441980s511990s182000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Camey?
172 babies have been named Camey since 1962. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1968 with 9 births.
When was Camey most popular?
Camey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Camey been used?
Camey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 43 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Camey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Camila, Camille, Cameron, Camryn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.