Is Campbell a boy or girl name?
Campbell is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 273 girls and 251 boys were named Campbell, so 52.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 53.7% of the 12,703 US babies named Campbell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #922
- Girl rank, 2024
- #951
- Babies named Campbell since 1881
- 12,703
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 612 babies
Boys and girls named Campbell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 131 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 103 | 5 | 4.6% |
| 1990s | 640 | 250 | 28.1% |
| 2000s | 1,564 | 2,957 | 65.4% |
| 2010s | 1,610 | 2,522 | 61% |
| 2020s | 1,047 | 1,092 | 51.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 251 | #922 | 273 | #951 |
| 2023 | 212 | #1,029 | 216 | #1,127 |
| 2022 | 214 | #1,034 | 198 | #1,219 |
| 2021 | 205 | #1,045 | 210 | #1,162 |
| 2020 | 165 | #1,166 | 195 | #1,189 |
| 2019 | 143 | #1,296 | 190 | #1,233 |
| 2018 | 159 | #1,193 | 200 | #1,193 |
| 2017 | 179 | #1,091 | 223 | #1,124 |
| 2016 | 179 | #1,097 | 226 | #1,119 |
| 2015 | 138 | #1,290 | 225 | #1,132 |
| 2014 | 173 | #1,104 | 238 | #1,075 |
| 2013 | 154 | #1,169 | 280 | #913 |
| 2012 | 149 | #1,203 | 304 | #877 |
| 2011 | 148 | #1,194 | 276 | #935 |
| 2010 | 188 | #1,031 | 360 | #758 |
| 2009 | 147 | #1,222 | 396 | #733 |
| 2008 | 165 | #1,111 | 387 | #760 |
| 2007 | 148 | #1,187 | 392 | #743 |
| 2006 | 177 | #1,033 | 435 | #663 |
| 2005 | 186 | #937 | 389 | #703 |
| 2004 | 164 | #1,008 | 318 | #797 |
| 2003 | 164 | #976 | 260 | #914 |
| 2002 | 143 | #1,061 | 197 | #1,078 |
| 2001 | 142 | #1,035 | 135 | #1,404 |
| 2000 | 128 | #1,097 | 48 | #2,952 |
| 1999 | 114 | #1,152 | 62 | #2,372 |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,249 | 43 | #2,979 |
| 1997 | 73 | #1,469 | 23 | #4,531 |
| 1996 | 78 | #1,369 | 26 | #4,075 |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,605 | 15 | #6,010 |
| 1994 | 67 | #1,435 | 19 | #5,049 |
| 1993 | 58 | #1,557 | 23 | #4,414 |
| 1992 | 59 | #1,511 | 21 | #4,712 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,691 | 10 | #8,059 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,444 | 8 | #9,381 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,052 | 5 | #12,662 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,547 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,754 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,035 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,086 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,491 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,175 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,497 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,240 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,183 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,595 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,684 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,219 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,293 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,372 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,312 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,022 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,021 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,898 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,091 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,410 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,607 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,019 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,684 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,346 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,334 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,442 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,063 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,853 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,648 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,592 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,328 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,410 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,906 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,418 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,210 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,919 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,516 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,661 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,555 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,286 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,881 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #887 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Campbell reached #710 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #663 in 2006. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Campbell
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.