Kamryn
Kamryn was the 556th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 544 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 269th with 1,271 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 192 places. More babies were named Kamryn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Camryn) variant of Cameron ('crooked nose') · Scottish Gaelic
- Rank in 2025
- #556 girls, down 95 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 544girls
- Girls and boys
- 76% girls, 24% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20081,271 babies
- Total since 1880
- 30,204babies recorded
What does the name Kamryn mean?
Kamryn is a spelling of Camryn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Camryn's meaning and origin.
Camryn is a modern spelling of Cameron, used mainly for girls. Wiktionary derives the Scottish surname Cameron from Gaelic camshròn, from cam, "crooked", and sròn, "nose", originally a nickname; Campbell, "crooked mouth", is formed the same way. A Scottish place name Cameron may have a different origin. Camryn became common in the US in the 1990s and 2000s.
cam (Scottish Gaelic, “crooked, bent”)sròn (Scottish Gaelic, “nose”)
How sure is this? Probable. Cameron's 'crooked nose' origin applies to the surname; some Camerons come from a place name.
Related names: Cameron, Kamryn, Camren.
See also: Scottish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Camryn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cameron', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Kamryn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #556 | #1,377 | 544 | 134 |
| 2020 | #461 | #857 | 670 | 266 |
| 2010 | #304 | #888 | 1,068 | 235 |
| 2000 | #335 | #1,596 | 922 | 74 |
| 1990 | #4,165 | #8,803 | 24 | 5 |
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How popular is Kamryn, counting every spelling?
Kamryn is a spelling of Camryn, a name family that ranked #273 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #556 for Kamryn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,228 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camryn | 644 | #477 | 3,464 |
| Kamryn | 544 | #556 | 2,919 |
| Kamrynn | 22 | #5,636 | 168 |
| Camrynn | 18 | #6,369 | 95 |
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 Kamryn?
544 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kamryn (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kamryn 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 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kamryn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kamryn?
About 24,600 people born in the US named Kamryn are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 22. That makes Kamryn 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.
Kamryn by state
How common Kamryn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.9×), Mississippi (3.2×), Louisiana (3.0×), Arkansas (2.7×), Kentucky (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Massachusetts, Oregon, Minnesota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kamryn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kamryn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kamryn
What does Kamryn mean?
Kamryn is a spelling of Camryn, which means “variant of Cameron ('crooked nose')” (Scottish Gaelic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Kamryn?
Kamryn was the 556th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 544 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 269th with 1,271 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 192 places. More babies were named Kamryn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kamryn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 76% girls, 24% boys given the name Kamryn in the US.
Where is Kamryn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kamryn was most common in West Virginia (1.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Louisiana.