Cameron
Say it: KAM-er-on/ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/
BoyMeans crooked nose7 letters3 syllables
#223
in Ireland (2025)
#220 with spellings combined
21
babies in 2025
#86
best rank (2000)
1,446
babies since 1969
Down 90
10-year rank change
Cameron through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #220 |
| 2024 | 32 | #154 |
| 2023 | 35 | #153 |
| 2022 | 28 | #183 |
| 2021 | 32 | #169 |
| 2020 | 30 | #174 |
| 2019 | 30 | #185 |
| 2018 | 34 | #168 |
| 2017 | 42 | #145 |
| 2016 | 26 | #214 |
| 2015 | 47 | #130 |
| 2014 | 50 | #129 |
| 2013 | 63 | #114 |
| 2012 | 69 | #103 |
| 2011 | 63 | #118 |
| 2010 | 75 | #97 |
| 2009 | 75 | #104 |
| 2008 | 73 | #105 |
| 2007 | 75 | #94 |
| 2006 | 70 | #90 |
| 2005 | 49 | #113 |
| 2004 | 53 | #110 |
| 2003 | 57 | #95 |
| 2002 | 49 | #101 |
| 2001 | 46 | #104 |
| 2000 | 61 | #86 |
| 1999 | 47 | #97 |
| 1998 | 30 | #124 |
| 1997 | 21 | #157 |
| 1996 | 11 | #208 |
| 1995 | 13 | #191 |
| 1994 | 9 | #208 |
| 1993 | 3 | #339 |
| 1992 | 5 | #267 |
| 1991 | 7 | #230 |
| 1990 | 3 | #323 |
| 1976 | 3 | #316 |
| 1974 | 3 | #321 |
| 1972 | 3 | #307 |
| 1969 | 3 | #291 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Cameron mean?
Crooked nose
Scottish, from the surname Cameron, from Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (crooked) and sròn (nose).
Say it right
KAMeron
Many people run the middle syllable in and say KAM-run.
The story of Cameron
Cameron is a Scottish surname that became a first name. It comes from the Gaelic Camshròn, made of cam (crooked, bent) and sròn (nose), so it began as a nickname for someone with a crooked nose. Campbell is built the same way, from cam and a word for mouth.
It is mostly a boys’ name, though a small number of Irish girls have been given it too, mainly around the turn of the century.
Cameron was rare in Ireland until the 1990s. Its best rank was number 86 in 2000, and the most babies came in 2007, with 75. It has eased back since, and 21 boys were named Cameron in 2025. It was more popular in Northern Ireland, where it reached number 28 in 2002.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Cameron (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Cameron (given name)
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
At a glance
Similar names
Sibling ideas
Nicknames
Cam
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 21 | 1,446 |
In Northern Ireland
#270 in 2025 with 6 babies. Best rank #28 (2002); 1,318 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Cameron is also given to girls: 47 since 1997.