Unisex name · since 1974
Camryn
Camryn has 30,959 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #477 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,959
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
30,959 babies have been named Camryn since 1974, making it today's #477 unisex name.
Camryn has 30,959 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #477 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, 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 1974 to 2025.
- #819 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #477 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 30,959 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Camryn ranks #819 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #477 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 30,959 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #477 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,959
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Camryn's 30,959 recorded births place it above 98.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Camryn compares
30,959 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Camryn's all-time total is 82x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Camryn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30,959 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,048 | 21 | 19,840 |
Camryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Camryn's full recorded timeline at 2002, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 2,048 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Camryn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 2,048
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Camryn popularity over time - boys
4,698 total births recorded since 1987 (Camryn as boys' name)
Camryn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14,508 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Camryn's strongest decade.
14,508 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Camryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 3,419
1990s
3,419 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,508 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,714 births
- 2020s 4,233
2020s
4,233 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14,508 births (47% of all-time use).
How Camryn 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 Camryn's total volume
Camryn by state
Where Camryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,863 | 9.2% |
| #2 | California | | 2,417 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,603 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,600 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,519 | 4.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,490 | 4.8% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,161 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,144 | 3.7% |
2,863 of 30,959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Camryn appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Camryn's data
- Camryn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (14,508 total births); usage has since declined to 4,233 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Camryns (2,863 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Camryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Camryn 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.