Name Legacy

Cameo

Recorded 1957–2020 · United States

Cameo was most popular in 1992, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,162 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,719 people named Cameo.

Most popular in1992
Rank that year#3,162
Births that year73
Total since 18801,719
Given to87% girls

Cameo over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Cameo’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cameo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cameo is mostly a girl’s name — 87.3% of the 1,719 Americans given it were girls and 12.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 66% girls and 34% 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 Cameo

Where Cameo 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