Kamden
Kamden was the 718th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 375 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 352nd with 900 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 347 places. More babies were named Kamden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Camden) enclosure valley (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #718 boys, down 240 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 375boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013900 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,264babies recorded
What does the name Kamden mean?
Kamden 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
Kamden popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 708 since 1993, 20 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #718 | 375 |
| 2020 | #478 | 623 |
| 2010 | #557 | 455 |
| 2000 | #1,531 | 79 |
| 1990 | #6,803 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Kamden, counting every spelling?
Kamden is a spelling of Camden, a name family that ranked #175 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #718 for Kamden 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 Kamden?
375 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kamden (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kamden 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 22 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kamden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kamden?
About 12,400 people born in the US named Kamden are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 15. That makes Kamden a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Kamden by state
How common Kamden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (2.9×), Alabama (2.4×), Mississippi (2.2×), Missouri (2.1×), Oklahoma (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in California, Connecticut, Nevada.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kamden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kamden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kamden
What does Kamden mean?
Kamden is a spelling of Camden, which means “enclosure valley (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kamden?
Kamden was the 718th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 375 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 352nd with 900 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 347 places. More babies were named Kamden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kamden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kamden in the US.
Where is Kamden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kamden was most common in Kentucky (0.81 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Mississippi.