Kamden
A masculine name of English origin meaning "valley of the winding river".
Name Census estimates that about 12,752 living Americans carry the first name Kamden. It is a predominantly male name (94.7% of registrations). The average person named Kamden today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kamden births was 2013 (924 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kamden. 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 Kamden with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Kamden is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
13K
~ 1 in 26,878 Americans
Peak year
2013
924 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#628
Tracked since 1986
Census
Kamden in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 8,842 people with the first name Kamden, which placed it at #2,663 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
#2,663
National first-name rank
People counted
8.8K
8,842 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
66.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kamden
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamden is White at 66.1%. The next largest groups are Black (14.5%) and Two or More Races (10.9%). 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 Kamden 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 Kamden at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White66.1% · 5,845
- Black or African American14.5% · 1,285
- Two or more races10.9% · 967
- Hispanic or Latino6.2% · 545
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 114
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 86
Gender
Gender distribution for Kamden
Kamden leans heavily male at 94.7% of total registrations, but 688 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Kamden as a male name
- Ranked #628 in 2024
- 446 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2013 (899 births)
Kamden as a female name
- Ranked #6,024 in 2024
- 20 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (38 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kamden leans strongly male. 8,241 people counted with this name were male (93.3%), compared with 590 female bearers (6.7%).
Popularity
Kamden: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kamden 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 7,396 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Kamden remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kamden 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 Kamden during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kamdens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 46 states and territories. Texas, Ohio, North Carolina recorded the most babies named Kamden, while New Jersey, Vermont, Hawaii recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 240 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kamden
The given name Kamden is a relatively modern name that has gained popularity in recent decades. It is an English variant of the Welsh name Camden, which is derived from the Old English words "cam" and "dun", meaning "curved hill" or "winding valley".
The name Camden originally referred to a place name, specifically the borough of Camden in London, England. The borough was named after William Camden, an English historian and antiquarian who lived from 1551 to 1623. He was a renowned scholar and is best known for his work "Britannia", a topographical and historical survey of Great Britain.
The name Kamden, with the alternative spelling "Camden", does not have a long historical tradition or significant references in ancient texts or religious scriptures. It is a relatively modern name that gained popularity in the late 20th century, particularly in the United States.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Kamden can be traced back to the late 19th century. Kamden Hartley, an American painter and poet, was born in 1877 and is considered a prominent figure in the American Modernist movement.
Another notable person with the name Kamden is Kamden Carpenter, an American actor and singer born in 1998. He has appeared in various television shows and movies.
Kamden Houze, born in 2003, is a young American football player who has gained recognition for his exceptional talent at a young age.
In the literary world, Kamden Hilliard is an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels, including the "Quantum Series".
Kamden Kopitzke, born in 2000, is an American baseball player who has played for various minor league teams.
While the name Kamden has gained popularity in recent times, its historical roots can be traced back to the Old English language and the place name Camden in London. Despite its relatively modern usage, it has been carried by notable individuals in various fields, including art, literature, sports, and entertainment.
People
Kamden + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kamden: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamden?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 12,752 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kamden 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 26,878 US residents.
Is Kamden a common name?
We classify Kamden as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 12,861 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kamden most popular?
The single biggest year for Kamden was 2013, when 924 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kamden is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kamden in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 8,842 people with the name Kamden, or 2.93 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,663 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 Kamden 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 Kamden?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kamden leans strongly male. 8,241 people counted with this name were male (93.3%), compared with 590 female bearers (6.7%). 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 Kamden?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamden is White at 66.1%. The next largest groups are Black (14.5%) and Two or More Races (10.9%). 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 Kamden most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kamden in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.1% (5,845 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 Kamden in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kamden a male name?
Yes, 94.7% of people registered as Kamden 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 Kamden still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kamden 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 Kamden 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 called Kamden?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.