Is Cam a boy or girl name?
Cam is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 129 boys were named Cam, so 7.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 12.9% of the 3,054 US babies named Cam were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,422
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,646
- Babies named Cam since 1892
- 3,054
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 139 babies
Boys and girls named Cam, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 58 | 11 | 15.9% |
| 1950s | 138 | 106 | 43.4% |
| 1960s | 197 | 122 | 38.2% |
| 1970s | 135 | 70 | 34.1% |
| 1980s | 100 | 34 | 25.4% |
| 1990s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 266 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 885 | 28 | 3.1% |
| 2020s | 589 | 22 | 3.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 129 | #1,422 | 10 | #9,646 |
| 2023 | 128 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 121 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 120 | #1,490 | 5 | #15,697 |
| 2020 | 91 | #1,707 | 7 | #12,382 |
| 2019 | 97 | #1,662 | 5 | #15,982 |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 104 | #1,569 | 5 | #16,338 |
| 2016 | 103 | #1,586 | 5 | #16,729 |
| 2015 | 95 | #1,657 | 5 | #16,950 |
| 2014 | 95 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,765 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 100 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 83 | #1,757 | 8 | #12,375 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,668 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,942 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,873 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,243 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,831 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,442 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,205 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,572 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,704 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,080 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,101 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,720 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,043 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,445 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,611 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,824 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,283 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,482 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,194 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,303 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,259 | 5 | #12,069 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,620 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,413 | 7 | #8,651 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,084 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,042 | 5 | #10,627 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,651 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,312 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,016 | 10 | #6,391 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,844 | 7 | #8,270 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,118 | 7 | #8,147 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,488 | 6 | #8,685 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,413 | 7 | #7,644 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,619 | 5 | #9,464 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,375 | 9 | #6,025 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,350 | 9 | #5,812 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,747 | 9 | #5,628 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,185 | 5 | #8,425 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,995 | 5 | #8,469 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,803 | 8 | #5,873 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,917 | 14 | #3,801 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,214 | 9 | #4,818 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,662 | 10 | #4,335 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,054 | 10 | #4,222 |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,726 | 6 | #5,880 |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,979 | 14 | #3,533 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,848 | 15 | #3,352 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,976 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,522 | 20 | #2,761 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,627 | 12 | #3,717 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,046 | 15 | #3,118 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,774 | 14 | #3,244 |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,962 | 16 | #2,937 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,280 | 11 | #3,720 |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,910 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,562 | 13 | #3,178 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,175 | 14 | #2,941 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,906 | 6 | #4,975 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,104 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,603 | 7 | #4,364 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,475 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,341 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,788 | 5 | #5,394 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,287 | 6 | #4,490 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,152 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,518 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,864 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,598 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,724 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,333 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,851 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,838 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,074 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,942 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,441 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,393 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,529 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,242 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,568 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,444 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,459 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cam reached #907 in 1896. As a girl name, it reached #2,761 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cam
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.