Boy name · Old English
Camden
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: from a surname from a place name, perhaps enclosed valleyCamden is a boy's name that is of Old English origin: from a surname from a place name, perhaps enclosed valley. It is used in English.
- Meaning
- From a surname from a place name, perhaps enclosed valley
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #205 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Camden
As a boy's name, Camden is of Old English origin: from a surname from a place name, perhaps enclosed valley. It is used in English.
Its meaning puts Camden on our nature names list.
Meaning checked against Behind the Name. How we research names
How popular is Camden?
- US rank in 2025
- #205
- 1,722 babies, 1,008 per million boys
- Best rank
- #99 in 2013
- 3,897 babies that year
- Babies since 1915
- At least 59,178
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 2 per million |
| 1920s | 3 per million |
| 1930s | 1 per million |
| 1940s | 2 per million |
| 1950s | 2 per million |
| 1960s | 3 per million |
| 1970s | 6 per million |
| 1980s | 27 per million |
| 1990s | 124 per million |
| 2000s | 708 per million |
| 2010s | 1,580 per million |
| 2020s | 1,171 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #124 | #148 | #152 | #159 | #167 | #176 | #188 | #180 | #193 | #205 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Camden
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
Names with a similar meaning
- MiriamForm of Mary, meaning uncertain; perhaps Egyptian beloved (Hebrew, girl)
- AlanMeaning uncertain; perhaps little rock, or from the Alans (Brythonic, boy)
- KennethAnglicized Coinneach, handsome, and Cináed, perhaps born of fire (Scottish Gaelic, boy)
- SamanthaPerhaps a feminine form of Samuel with the suffix antha (English, girl)
- AresPerhaps from Greek words for bane, ruin, or male (Greek, boy)
- EvelynFrom a surname derived from the given name Aveline (English, girl)
- GlenValley (Scottish Gaelic, boy)
- GlennValley (Scottish Gaelic, unisex)
- GrahamFrom a surname from the place name Grantham, probably gravelly homestead (Old English, boy)
- JacksonFrom a surname meaning son of Jack (English, boy)
- JasperPerhaps treasurer, from Gaspar, one of the Magi (Persian, boy)
- KennedyFrom an Irish surname, from Cennétig, armoured or misshapen head (Irish Gaelic, girl)
- NolanFrom an Irish surname derived from nuall, famous, loud (Irish Gaelic, boy)
- AdairFrom a surname derived from Edgar (English, unisex)
- AilbhePerhaps white or light, from Old Irish Ailbe (Irish Gaelic, unisex)
Middle names for Camden
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from Old English
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- AlfredElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AlfredoElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardoRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- KnoxRound hill (Old English, boy)
- LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
- LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
- OsmundGod protector (Old English, boy)
- OswaldPower of a god (Old English, boy)
- ReidRed-haired (Old English, boy)
- RutherfordCattle ford (Old English, boy)
- StewartSteward (Old English, boy)
- SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)
- AelfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
- ÆlfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
Camden: common questions
What does the name Camden mean?
Camden is of Old English origin: from a surname from a place name, perhaps enclosed valley. Checked against Behind the Name.
Is Camden a boy or girl name?
Camden is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 151 girls and 1,722 boys in the US were named Camden, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Camden come from?
Camden is of Old English origin: from a surname from a place name, perhaps enclosed valley. Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Camden?
Camden ranked #205 in the US in 2025, with 1,722 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Camden?
Names spelled like Camden include Caden and Cade.
What middle names go with Camden?
Middle names that flow well with Camden include Dale, Eli, Ethan, Finn and John. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.