Camdon
Originally a variant spelling of the English name Camden.
Name Census estimates that about 1,015 living Americans carry the first name Camdon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Camdon today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Camdon births was 2011 (70 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Camdon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Camdon is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 337,689 Americans
Peak year
2011
70 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,880
Tracked since 1985
Census
Camdon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 991 people with the first name Camdon, which placed it at #12,527 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,527
National first-name rank
People counted
991
991 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Camdon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camdon is White at 76.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.6%) and Black (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Camdon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Camdon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.5% · 758
- Two or more races8.6% · 85
- Black or African American8.2% · 81
- Hispanic or Latino4.8% · 48
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 8
Popularity
Camdon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Camdon from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 478 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Camdon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Camdon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Camdons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, Florida, Ohio recorded the most babies named Camdon, while Tennessee, Kansas, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 10 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Camdon
The name Camdon is a relatively modern name that has its origins in the English language. It is believed to be a combination of the names Cameron and Brandon, both of which have their roots in Celtic and Gaelic languages.
The name Cameron is derived from the Gaelic word "cam-sron," which means "crooked nose." It was originally a Scottish surname that later became a popular first name. The name Brandon, on the other hand, is derived from the Old English word "brun-dun," which means "brown hill" or "hill-dwelling."
While there are no historical references to the name Camdon itself, the names Cameron and Brandon have been in use for centuries. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Cameron can be found in the 14th century, when it was used as a surname for the Clan Cameron in Scotland.
As for the name Brandon, it has been in use since the Middle Ages and was popular among the Anglo-Saxons. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was in the Domesday Book of 1086, which listed several landowners with the name Brandon.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who have borne the names Cameron and Brandon. One of the most famous Camerons was David Cameron, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who served from 2010 to 2016. Another notable Cameron was Julia Margaret Cameron, a British photographer and a pioneer in the field of portraiture in the 19th century.
As for the name Brandon, one of the most famous individuals was Brandon Lee, an American actor and martial artist who tragically died in 1993 at the age of 28. Another notable Brandon was Brandon Flowers, the lead singer of the rock band The Killers.
While the name Camdon itself is relatively new and does not have a long history, its component names Cameron and Brandon have a rich heritage and have been borne by many notable individuals throughout the centuries.
People
Camdon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Camdon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Camdon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Camdon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,015 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Camdon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 337,689 US residents.
Is Camdon a common name?
We classify Camdon as "Rare". It ranks above 90.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,026 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Camdon most popular?
The single biggest year for Camdon was 2011, when 70 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Camdon is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Camdon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 991 people with the name Camdon, or 0.33 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,527 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Camdon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Camdon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Camdon leans strongly male. 969 people counted with this name were male (97.9%), compared with 21 female bearers (2.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Camdon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camdon is White at 76.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.6%) and Black (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Camdon most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Camdon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.5% (758 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Camdon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Camdon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Camdon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Camdon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Camdon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Camdon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Camdon?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.