Camren
A name of Celtic/Gaelic origin meaning "crooked nose" or "crooked one".
Name Census estimates that about 7,163 living Americans carry the first name Camren. It is a predominantly male name (91.4% of registrations). The average person named Camren today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Camren births was 2006 (468 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Camren. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Camren with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
7.2K
~ 1 in 47,851 Americans
Peak year
2006
468 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,338
Tracked since 1978
Census
Camren in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,500 people with the first name Camren, which placed it at #3,694 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
#3,694
National first-name rank
People counted
5.5K
5,500 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
43.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Camren
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camren is White at 43.9%. The next largest groups are Black (36.6%) and Two or More Races (9.2%). 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 Camren 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 Camren at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White43.9% · 2,413
- Black or African American36.6% · 2,015
- Two or more races9.2% · 504
- Hispanic or Latino8.7% · 478
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 50
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 40
Gender
Gender distribution for Camren
Camren leans heavily male at 91.4% of total registrations, but 625 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Camren as a male name
- Ranked #2,338 in 2024
- 60 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (424 births)
Camren as a female name
- Ranked #8,518 in 2024
- 12 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2007 (49 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Camren leans strongly male. 4,956 people counted with this name were male (90.1%), compared with 546 female bearers (9.9%).
Popularity
Camren: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Camren from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 3,603 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Camren 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 Camren during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Camrens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 36 states and territories. New York, Texas, California recorded the most babies named Camren, while Rhode Island, Oregon, Delaware recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 137 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Camren
The name Camren is a modern variation of the traditional name Cameron, which has its origins in the Scottish Gaelic language. The name Cameron is derived from the Gaelic words "cam" meaning "crooked" and "sron" meaning "nose" or "crooked nose." This descriptive name likely referred to a physical characteristic of an early bearer of the name.
The name Cameron has been recorded in Scotland since the 16th century, and it gained popularity as a surname among various Scottish clans, particularly the Clan Cameron, one of the most prominent clans in the Scottish Highlands. The earliest recorded use of the name as a first name dates back to the late 17th century.
In terms of historical references, the name Cameron is closely associated with the Jacobite risings in Scotland during the 17th and 18th centuries. One notable figure was Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel (1629-1719), a Scottish clan chief and a prominent Jacobite supporter who fought for the restoration of the Stuart monarchy.
Another historically significant bearer of the name was David Cameron (1766-1845), a Scottish botanist and nurseryman who introduced numerous plant species to Britain and established the famous Camerton Nursery in Somerset, England.
The name Camren, as a variation of Cameron, gained popularity in the late 20th century, particularly in the United States. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this spelling was Camren Bicondova (born 1999), an American actress known for her role as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in the television series Gotham.
Other notable individuals with the name Camren include Camren Renick (born 2000), an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer, and Camren Tornow (born 2002), an American artistic gymnast who has represented the United States at various international competitions.
It's worth noting that while the name Camren is a relatively modern spelling variation, it maintains its connection to the rich cultural heritage and historical significance of the traditional Scottish name Cameron.
People
Camren + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Camren 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
Camren: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Camren?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7,163 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Camren 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 47,851 US residents.
Is Camren a common name?
We classify Camren as "Rare". It ranks above 97.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7,250 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Camren most popular?
The single biggest year for Camren was 2006, when 468 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Camren is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Camren in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,500 people with the name Camren, or 1.82 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,694 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 Camren 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 Camren?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Camren leans strongly male. 4,956 people counted with this name were male (90.1%), compared with 546 female bearers (9.9%). 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 Camren?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Camren is White at 43.9%. The next largest groups are Black (36.6%) and Two or More Races (9.2%). 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 Camren most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Camren in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.9% (2,413 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 Camren in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Camren a male name?
Yes, 91.4% of people registered as Camren 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 Camren still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Camren 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 Camren 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 Americans are named Camren?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.