Camden
Camden is a distinctive choice, ranked #1406 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Camden in their class.
About the Name Camden
Camden has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 3957 places in five years. It was most popular in 2013 at #821 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Camden is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Camden in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #193, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Camden
- Camden (surname) — Camden is a surname.
- William Camden — William Camden was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best known as author of Britannia, the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland that relates landscape, geography, antiquarianism, and history, and…
- John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden — John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, styled Viscount Bayham from 1786 to 1794 and known as the 2nd Earl Camden from 1794 to 1812, was a British politician.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Camden
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Camden
Almost certainly the only Camden in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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