About the name Cameron
Cameron is a boy name with Scottish roots, meaning “Crooked nose”.
It has a modern feel. In 2025, Cameron ranked #76 for boys in the US, with 4,348 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2000. Since 2000, 90% of US babies named Cameron were boys.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic, meaning “crooked, bent” + “nose”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Cameron”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #76
- In 2015
- #56
- Babies in 2025
- 4,348
Popularity of Cameron, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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