Campbell

“Crooked mouth” — Scottish Gaelic origin

Boy's name · #764 in the US (2025) · Trending

Campbell is climbing: on the charts since 1881, it is ranked #764 in 2025, with about 340 boys given the name last year. Roughly 6,200 have carried it all-time. It is also an American family name — about 386,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census. Campbell is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 9,900 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Campbells

Campbell Scott — Canadian American actor and film director (born 1961)
Campbell Stewart — New Zealand cyclist
Campbell Wright — New Zealand and American biathlete and cross-country skier
Campbell Walsh — Scottish slalom canoeist
Campbell Flakemore — Australian bicycle racer

In stories & tradition

Campbell Williams — Cold Sassy Tree

What Campbells become

Among 164 notable people named Campbell:

Military figures appear 2.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Campbell Carmichael, politician, soldier and accountant in New South Wales, Australia.

Similar names: Murphy · Cam · Conway · Calum · Kallen · Jones

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