How Many People Are Named Cambria?
An estimated 5,999 people in the United States have the first name Cambria. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Cambria peaked in popularity in 2012 with 275 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cambria 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 Cambria paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,999
About 1 in 57,135 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2012
275 births
Total Registered
6,110
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cambria
Cambria is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,110 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cambria as a female name
Ranked #1,691 in 2024
120 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (275 births)
Cambria: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cambria span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,413 babies were registered. While Cambria is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cambria by Decade
How has Cambria 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.
Cambria by State
Birth registrations for Cambria span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Utah. The lowest are in Mississippi, Massachusetts, Nevada. On average, about 121 Cambrias were registered per state.
Cambria + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cambria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cambria
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cambria: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cambria?
We estimate approximately 5,999 people named Cambria 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 57,135 Americans share this first name.
Is Cambria a common name?
Cambria is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,110 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cambria most popular?
Cambria reached peak popularity in 2012, when 275 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cambria is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cambria a female name?
Cambria is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cambria Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cambria Smith, Cambria Johnson, Cambria 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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