Camdon
Camdon was the 9876th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1970th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,571 places. More babies were named Camdon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Camden) enclosure valley (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #9,876 boys, down 6,042 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201170 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,034babies recorded
What does the name Camdon mean?
Camdon is a spelling of Camden, pronounced the same way, so it shares Camden's meaning and origin.
Camden is an English place name and surname. Wiktionary derives it from Old English camp, 'enclosure, field', and denu, 'valley'. Many places in Britain and the US are called Camden, as Wikipedia lists, and the surname comes from one or more of the English ones. Cam is a natural short form. As a boy's first name it is a recent American transfer from the surname and place name.
camp (Old English, “enclosure, field”)denu (Old English, “valley”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Old English analysis is Wiktionary's; it should be checked against a place-name dictionary.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Camden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Camden', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Camdon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,876 | 7 |
| 2020 | #3,834 | 27 |
| 2010 | #2,241 | 58 |
| 2000 | #4,236 | 18 |
| 1990 | #5,903 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Camdon, counting every spelling?
Camdon is a spelling of Camden, a name family that ranked #175 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,876 for Camdon on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,307 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | 1,722 | #205 | 9,828 |
| Kamden | 375 | #718 | 2,398 |
| Kamdyn | 109 | #1,568 | 860 |
| Camdyn | 83 | #1,889 | 628 |
| Camdon | 7 | #9,876 | 70 |
| Kamdon | 11 | #7,423 | 65 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Camdon?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Camdon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Camdon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Camdon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Camdon?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Camdon are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 11 and 21. That makes Camdon mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Camdon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Camdon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Camdon
What does Camdon mean?
Camdon is a spelling of Camden, which means “enclosure valley (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Camdon?
Camdon was the 9876th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1970th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,571 places. More babies were named Camdon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Camdon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Camdon in the US.