Girls' name · since 1962
Camey
Camey has 172 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 172
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Camey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 172 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Camey recorded 172 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2004.
- #21,359 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 172 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camey ranks #21,359 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 172
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Camey's 172 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Camey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Camey's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Camey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2004
- Peak year (1968)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Camey by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Camey's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Camey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Camey's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2000s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Camey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1962–2004 (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 Camey 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.