Fun Facts About the Name Kamryn
- More than 30 thousand babies named Kamryn: U.S. records list 30,198 babies given the name Kamryn from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 5,393 boys received the name Kamryn - about 1 boy for every 5 girls.
What Does the Name Kamryn Mean?
Kamryn is a spelling variant of Cameron. Cameron comes from Scottish Gaelic cam sròn, made of cam, meaning 'bent' or 'crooked,' and sròn, meaning 'nose.' Its literal meaning is 'crooked nose,' and it is traditionally explained as a descriptive byname. Because Kamryn is an English-language respelling rather than a separate Gaelic name, it carries the same etymological meaning as Cameron. The K and y in Kamryn are spelling choices, not translations of different Gaelic words.
Kamryn Name History & Origins
Cameron began as a Scottish surname. It is the English form of the Gaelic personal name Camshron, from which the Gaelic clan name Clann Chamshroin also comes. Cameron is associated with Clan Cameron in the Scottish Highlands, particularly in Lochaber. The surname comes from a Gaelic byname based on cam sròn. From Scotland, Cameron spread as a surname in the English-speaking world and later came into use as a given name.
Kamryn is a later spelling variant of that given name. Its development belongs to English orthography rather than Gaelic: it uses an initial K instead of C and a y in the second syllable, while keeping the same pronunciation and etymological source. It is not a separate Gaelic name and does not have an independent etymology.
How Popular is the Name Kamryn?
Kamryn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Its best rank was #269 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #556 | 544 | 0.0338% |
| 2024 | #581 | 518 | 0.0321% |
| 2023 | #511 | 592 | 0.0369% |
| 2022 | #532 | 584 | 0.0356% |
| 2021 | #462 | 677 | 0.0413% |
| 2020 | #461 | 670 | 0.0415% |
| 2019 | #476 | 657 | 0.0392% |
| 2018 | #462 | 680 | 0.0400% |
| 2017 | #404 | 781 | 0.0453% |
| 2016 | #381 | 863 | 0.0487% |
| 2015 | #364 | 907 | 0.0508% |
| 2014 | #382 | 858 | 0.0480% |
| 2013 | #376 | 830 | 0.0473% |
| 2012 | #361 | 867 | 0.0492% |
| 2011 | #314 | 1,006 | 0.0572% |
| 2010 | #304 | 1,068 | 0.0601% |
| 2009 | #291 | 1,133 | 0.0617% |
| 2008 | #269 | 1,271 | 0.0672% |
| 2007 | #277 | 1,237 | 0.0643% |
| 2006 | #277 | 1,205 | 0.0634% |
| 2005 | #275 | 1,201 | 0.0650% |
| 2004 | #299 | 1,077 | 0.0587% |
| 2003 | #398 | 763 | 0.0418% |
| 2002 | #345 | 867 | 0.0483% |
| 2001 | #316 | 996 | 0.0553% |
| 2000 | #335 | 922 | 0.0508% |
| 1999 | #335 | 902 | 0.0509% |
| 1998 | #554 | 448 | 0.0254% |
| 1997 | #1,003 | 194 | 0.0111% |
| 1996 | #1,675 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 1995 | #1,847 | 77 | 0.0044% |
| 1994 | #2,037 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 1993 | #2,697 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1992 | #2,752 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1991 | #4,262 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #4,165 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #4,576 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #4,387 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #4,759 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #5,585 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #11,448 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,419 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #8,643 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #6,976 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #10,309 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #7,209 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,377 | 134 | 0.0078% |
| 2024 | #1,189 | 173 | 0.0101% |
| 2023 | #1,114 | 190 | 0.0111% |
| 2022 | #985 | 229 | 0.0131% |
| 2021 | #1,027 | 214 | 0.0122% |
| 2020 | #858 | 265 | 0.0154% |
| 2019 | #800 | 287 | 0.0160% |
| 2018 | #763 | 308 | 0.0170% |
| 2017 | #907 | 236 | 0.0128% |
| 2016 | #819 | 280 | 0.0148% |
| 2015 | #853 | 263 | 0.0137% |
| 2014 | #969 | 217 | 0.0113% |
| 2013 | #877 | 240 | 0.0127% |
| 2012 | #832 | 263 | 0.0139% |
| 2011 | #861 | 246 | 0.0130% |
| 2010 | #888 | 235 | 0.0122% |
| 2009 | #946 | 215 | 0.0108% |
| 2008 | #1,087 | 172 | 0.0084% |
| 2007 | #965 | 205 | 0.0099% |
| 2006 | #1,064 | 169 | 0.0082% |
| 2005 | #1,158 | 138 | 0.0069% |
| 2004 | #1,313 | 113 | 0.0057% |
| 2003 | #1,229 | 119 | 0.0060% |
| 2002 | #1,339 | 99 | 0.0051% |
| 2001 | #1,476 | 83 | 0.0043% |
| 2000 | #1,596 | 74 | 0.0038% |
| 1999 | #1,705 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 1998 | #2,294 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1997 | #3,112 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #4,755 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #2,977 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #4,015 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #4,355 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #4,017 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #6,231 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #8,800 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #7,440 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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