Cam: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “crooked nose”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- KAM · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (87% of all uses)
Usually a short form of Cameron, from a Scottish Gaelic surname meaning 'crooked nose'. It can also serve as a nickname for names like Camden or Camille.
How popular is Cam?
Babies named Cam in 2024139
2024 rank#1,422 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18803,054
Cam is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Cam
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Cam questions
What does the name Cam mean?
Cam means "crooked nose". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Usually a short form of Cameron, from a Scottish Gaelic surname meaning 'crooked nose'. It can also serve as a nickname for names like Camden or Camille.
Is Cam a boy or girl name?
Cam is mainly a boy's name in US records (87% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Cam?
139 US babies were named Cam in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Cam?
Cam is usually pronounced KAM.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.