Camden

“Enclosed valley” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #205 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Camden reached #99 in 2013 and has eased to #205 since. About 59,000 boys have carried it since 1915. Together with its spelling variant Kamden (#718), Camden would rank around #173 with about 2,100 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Camden and Kamden.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 14,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Camdens

Camden Toy — American actor and film editor.(1955-2023)
Camden Pulkinen — American figure skater (2000-)
Camden Riviere — American real tennis player
Camden McLellan — South African motocross racer
Camden Riley — American soccer player

What Camdens become

Among 31 notable people named Camden:

Sports figures appear 2.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Camden Pulkinen, American figure skater (2000-).

Similar names: Kamden · Tucker · Kaiden · Bentley · Holden · Rylan

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