Unisex name · since 1978
Camren
Camren has 6,672 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,748 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,672
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Camren is the #2748 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 6,672 recorded since 1978.
Camren has 6,672 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2748 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #1,506 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,748 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,672 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camren ranks #1,506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,748 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,672 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,748 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,672
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Camren's 6,672 recorded births place it above 96.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Camren compares
6,672 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Camren's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Camren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,672 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 424 | 34 | 22,252 |
Camren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Camren's full recorded timeline at 2004, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 424 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Camren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 424
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Camren popularity over time - girls
633 total births recorded since 1984 (Camren as girls' name)
Camren by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,247 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Camren's strongest decade.
3,247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Camren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 92
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 661
1990s
661 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,247 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,210 births
- 2020s 457
2020s
457 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,247 births (49% of all-time use).
How Camren 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 Camren's total volume
Camren by state
Where Camren concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 423 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 392 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 388 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 335 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 317 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 295 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 284 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 261 | 3.9% |
423 of 6,672 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Camren appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Camren's data
- Camren's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,247 total births); usage has since declined to 457 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Camrens (423 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Camren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Camren 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.