Camryn: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “crooked nose”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- KAM-rin · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (87% of all uses)
Modern spelling variant of Cameron, from a Scottish surname based on Gaelic cam 'crooked' and sròn 'nose'. This spelling is chiefly modern given-name usage.
How popular is Camryn?
Babies named Camryn in 2024788
2024 rank#454 girls
Peak year1999
Total US babies since 188034,948
Camryn has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Camryn
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Camryn questions
What does the name Camryn mean?
Camryn means "crooked nose". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Modern spelling variant of Cameron, from a Scottish surname based on Gaelic cam 'crooked' and sròn 'nose'. This spelling is chiefly modern given-name usage.
Is Camryn a boy or girl name?
Camryn is mainly a girl's name in US records (87% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Camryn?
788 US babies were named Camryn in 2024. Its peak year was 1999.
How do you pronounce Camryn?
Camryn is usually pronounced KAM-rin.
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.