Is Cam a boy or girl name?

Cam is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,195 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 12.6% were girls and 87.5% were boys.

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Cam

Recorded 1892–2025 · United States

Cam was most popular in 2024, when 139 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,858 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,831, with 139 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,195 people named Cam.

Cam over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cam’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cam a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cam is mostly a boy’s name — 12.6% of the 3,195 Americans given it were girls and 87.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cam

Where Cam is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org