How Many People Are Named Cam?
An estimated 2,738 people in the United States have the first name Cam. It is used for both genders, with 87.1% male. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Cam peaked in popularity in 2024 with 139 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cam as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,738
About 1 in 125,184 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
87.1% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2024
139 births
Total Registered
3,054
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cam
Cam is predominantly male (87.1%), though 393 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cam as a male name
Ranked #1,422 in 2024
129 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (129 births)
Cam as a female name
Ranked #9,646 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (20 births)
Cam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cam span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 913 babies were registered. While Cam is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cam by Decade
How has Cam tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cam by State
Birth registrations for Cam span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Virginia, Utah, Missouri. On average, about 26 Cams were registered per state.
Cam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cam
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cam?
We estimate approximately 2,738 people named Cam are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 125,184 Americans share this first name.
Is Cam a common name?
Cam is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,054 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cam most popular?
Cam reached peak popularity in 2024, when 139 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cam is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cam a male name?
Cam is predominantly male. 87.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cam Smith, Cam Johnson, Cam Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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