Girls' name · since 1955
Cami
Cami has 5,671 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,196 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,671
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
5,671 babies have been named Cami since 1955, making it today's #4196 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cami has been recorded 5,671 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #4196 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #2,364 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,196 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,671 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cami ranks #2,364 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,196 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,671 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,196 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,671
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cami's 5,671 recorded births place it above 96.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Cami compares
5,671 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Cami's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cami | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,671 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 351 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cami's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cami's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 351, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cami popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1967)
- 351
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Cami by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (999 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Cami's strongest decade.
999 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Cami births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 67
1950s
67 births
- 1960s
1960s
942 births
- 1970s
1970s
964 births
- 1980s
1980s
999 births
- 1990s
1990s
921 births
- 2000s
2000s
929 births
- 2010s
2010s
567 births
- 2020s 282
2020s
282 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 999 births (18% of all-time use).
How Cami 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 Cami's total volume
Cami by state
Where Cami concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 491 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 385 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 331 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Washington | | 136 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 101 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 97 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 90 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 74 | 1.3% |
491 of 5,671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Cami appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cami's data
- Cami's decade-level peak was the 1980s (999 total births); usage has since declined to 282 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Camis (491 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Cami: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Cami 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.