Cameo
Cameo was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1939th; the most babies were born in 1992 (68). More babies were named Cameo in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199268 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,719babies recorded
Cameo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | #13,784 | — | 6 | — |
| 2010 | — | #12,538 | — | 5 |
| 2000 | #4,202 | — | 29 | — |
| 1990 | #3,082 | #8,290 | 36 | 5 |
| 1980 | #1,939 | #3,116 | 55 | 14 |
| 1970 | #4,522 | — | 12 | — |
| 1960 | #5,776 | — | 6 | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Cameo, counting every spelling?
Cameo has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Cameo?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Cameo are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 31 and 46. That makes Cameo mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Cameo by state
How common Cameo was among girls born in each state in 1990–1994, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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These names rose and fell in step with Cameo: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cameo, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cameo
How popular is the name Cameo?
Cameo was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 1939th; the most babies were born in 1992 (68). More babies were named Cameo in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Cameo a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,501 girls and 218 boys.
Where was Cameo most popular?
In 1990–1994, Cameo was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.