How rare is the name Cam?

6,632 people in the United States have the first name Cam, about 1 in 45,542. It ranks #3,238 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

CAM

#3,238

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
6,632
About
1 in 45,542
This common or more
82%
Who bears it

Of the 6,632 people named Cam, 47.2% reported their origin as White, 34.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 9.2% as Black. 65.2% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Cam peaked in 2024, when 139 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
18922025
Peak year
2024
Births that year
139
In 2025*
139
Recorded as
mostly male

At least 3,195 babies have been given the name since 1892. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Cam by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #3,056. The largest share of babies named Cam, 44.6%, were born in 2013 or later.

1890s#3,26612
1910s#6,14445
1920s#7,93844
1930s#7,25238
1940s#6,06369
1950s#3,563244
1960s#3,380319
1970s#5,266205
1980s#8,280134
1990s#9,688154
2000s#8,243266
2010s#3,779914
2020s#3,056751
Before 19010.4%
Greatest Generation 1901–272.8%
Silent Generation 1928–451.8%
Baby boom 1946–6414.7%
Generation X 1965–8011.5%
Millennials 1981–966.7%
Generation Z 1997–1217.5%
2013 and later44.6%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Either side of Cam

#3,235 Gracelynn · 6,646#3,237 Emerald · 6,640#3,239 Arun · 6,629#3,240 Nixon · 6,618

Spelled almost the same

3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cam, most common first.

#3,633 Cami · 5,621#6,609 Can · 2,408#25,331 Camy · 375

Also a last name

As a last name, Cam ranks #19,402 of 156,621, with 1,395 people. See Cam as a last name

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