Camden
Top 1000
About Camden
Camden is a surprise hit, probably as a result of some star baby cred: it has been chosen by no less than four celebrity parents since 2012. Gentle but not flimsy, Camden could be an updated spin on Cameron, Callum, or Caden.
Currently in the Top 200 in the US, and used on more than 2000 boys each year, Camden evokes the hip open-air market in London or the city in New Jersey. Plus, while it may feel purely contemporary, Camden has two classic literary ties: Camden Farebrother is a character in George Eliot's 19th century novel, Middlemarch, while Camden House features in Arthur Conan Doyle's piece, "The Adventure of the Empty House", part of his Sherlock writings.
As of October 2026, Camden ranked #205 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #99 in 2013, Nameberry popularity #672.
Editor's take: The name Camden is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "winding valley".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #101 | 3,895 | 2,027.7 |
| 2015 | #104 | 3,771 | 1,967.4 |
| 2016 | #124 | 3,344 | 1,762.1 |
| 2017 | #148 | 2,670 | 1,442.5 |
| 2018 | #152 | 2,561 | 1,410.1 |
| 2019 | #159 | 2,458 | 1,370 |
| 2020 | #167 | 2,308 | 1,337.1 |
| 2021 | #176 | 2,205 | 1,260.4 |
| 2022 | #188 | 2,014 | 1,153.5 |
| 2023 | #180 | 2,017 | 1,179.1 |
| 2024 | #193 | 1,857 | 1,077.8 |
| 2025 | #205 | 1,722 | 1,008.2 |
World rankings
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Famous Camdens
- Camden Toy
American actor
- Camden Joy
pen name of Tom Adelman, American author
- Camden Harrison Sparks (b. 2011)
son of actor/comedian Hal Sparks
- Camden Jack Cutler (b. 2012)
son of NFL player Jay Cutler and actress Kristin Cavallari
- Camden John Lachey (b. 2012)
son of singer Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo
- Camden Quinn Schaech (b. 2013)
son of actor Jonathan Schaech
- Camden William Gunderson (b. 2013)
son of singer Eric Gunderson of Love and Theft
- Camden Anthony Recker (b. 2014)
son of baseball player Anthony Recker
Camden in pop culture
- Camden Farebrother
a character in George Eliot's 'Middlemarch ' (1871)
- Camden Lahey
character on TV's Teen Wolf
- Camden
family name on TV's "7th Heaven"
- Camden
New Jersey, USA
- Camden
a resort town in Maine, USA
- Camden Yards
home park of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team