Camden: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “winding valley”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KAM-din · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (94% of all uses)
From an English surname and place name, probably from Old English elements often interpreted as 'enclosed' and 'valley'. As a given name it follows the surname-style pattern.
How popular is Camden?
Babies named Camden in 20241,990
2024 rank#193 boys
Peak year2013
Total US babies since 188061,205
Camden has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Camden
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Camden questions
What does the name Camden mean?
Camden means "winding valley". It comes from English. From an English surname and place name, probably from Old English elements often interpreted as 'enclosed' and 'valley'. As a given name it follows the surname-style pattern.
Is Camden a boy or girl name?
Camden is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Camden?
1,990 US babies were named Camden in 2024. Its peak year was 2013.
How do you pronounce Camden?
Camden is usually pronounced KAM-din.
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.