Gender: Mostly Boy
Meaning: Winding valley, enclosed valley
Origin: Scottish Gaelic
Popularity: Ranked #193 in 2024 with 1,857 babies born.
History: Camden derives from the Scottish Gaelic 'camus duin,' meaning winding valley. It is the name of a historic area in London and a borough in New Jersey. As a given name it has grown in the United States since the early 2000s, fitting the trend for place-inspired names.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Camden? About 1 in 1,673 babies born in 2024 were named Camden, or roughly 5.5 per day in the United States.
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