Cameren
Cameren was the 12356th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1723rd with 88 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,976 places. More babies were named Cameren in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cameron) crooked nose (Gaelic surname) · Scottish Gaelic
- Rank in 2025
- #12,356 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200888 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,559babies recorded
What does the name Cameren mean?
Cameren is a spelling of Cameron, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cameron's meaning and origin.
Cameron is a Scottish clan surname. Its usual explanation is Gaelic Camshròn, from cam, 'crooked', and sròn, 'nose', originally a nickname; Campbell, 'crooked mouth', is formed the same way. Wiktionary also records a Fife place name Cameron, perhaps from a Pictish phrase meaning 'crooked hill', which may have given rise to some Cameron families. As a first name it is a modern transfer from the surname; Wiktionary records it for boys and, from the 1970s, for girls as well.
Camshròn (Scottish Gaelic, “crooked nose”)cam (Scottish Gaelic, “crooked, bent”)sròn (Scottish Gaelic, “nose”)
How sure is this? Probable. The 'crooked nose' nickname is the standard explanation; a place-name origin is possible for some families.
Related names: Camron, Kameron, Cam.
See also: Scottish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cameron', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Clan Cameron', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Cameren popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #12,356 | — | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | #17,537 | #2,264 | 5 | 57 |
| 2000 | #6,259 | #1,818 | 17 | 59 |
| 1990 | — | #2,707 | — | 24 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Cameren, counting every spelling?
Cameren is a spelling of Cameron, a name family that ranked #67 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,356 for Cameren on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,016 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 4,348 | #76 | 24,365 |
| Kameron | 663 | #466 | 3,957 |
| Kameren | — | — | 33 |
| Cameren | 5 | #12,356 | 30 |
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 Cameren?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cameren (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cameren 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cameren.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cameren?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Cameren are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 16 and 26. That makes Cameren 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 Cameren: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cameren, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cameren
What does Cameren mean?
Cameren is a spelling of Cameron, which means “crooked nose (Gaelic surname)” (Scottish Gaelic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Cameren?
Cameren was the 12356th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1723rd with 88 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,976 places. More babies were named Cameren in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Cameren a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cameren in the US.