Girls' name · since 1950
Cammy
Cammy has 1,556 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,556
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,556 girls have been named Cammy since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cammy has been recorded 1,556 times among girls since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2024.
- #5,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,556 born since 1950
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cammy ranks #5,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,556 born since 1950, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,556
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cammy's 1,556 recorded births place it above 92.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cammy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cammy's full recorded timeline at 1988, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cammy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2024
- Peak year (1968)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Cammy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (526 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Cammy's strongest decade.
526 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Cammy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 129
1950s
129 births
- 1960s
1960s
526 births
- 1970s
1970s
359 births
- 1980s 152
1980s
152 births
- 1990s 171
1990s
171 births
- 2000s 115
2000s
115 births
- 2010s 80
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 526 births (34% of all-time use).
How Cammy 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 Cammy's total volume
Cammy by state
Where Cammy concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 71 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
71 of 1,556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Cammy appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cammy's data
- Cammy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (526 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cammys (71 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cammy: 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 (~74 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, 1950–2024 (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 Cammy 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.