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Kamden

#718 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Variant of Camden

Kamden has been given to 13,264 babies in the U.S. since 1986. In 2025 it ranked #718 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2013, with 900 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 95% boys, 5% girls all-time.

Babies named Kamden, 2025

1 in 8,840

Kamden over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
02505007501K18801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Kamden over time

In 2025, Kamden went to 5% girls and 95% boys.

19862025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Kamden: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Camden

surname transfer

What Kamden means

Kamden is a variant of Camden.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Kamden → Camden. The family’s meaning is “enclosure + valley”, recorded in English with the source elements campas and denu.

Origin, language, and formation

Kamden is used in English. Its origins include surname transfer.

Kamden is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Camden.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 12,556 boys were recorded with the name Kamden between 1986 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 900 in 2013; its best national rank was #352 in 2013.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #478 in 2020 to #718 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #371 in 2015 to #718 in 2025.

In the United States, 708 girls were recorded with the name Kamden between 1993 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 38 in 2019; its best national rank was #3,878 in 2019.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #5,233 in 2020 to #6,012 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #4,185 in 2015 to #6,012 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Kamden?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 8,840
375 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 4,550
0.02% of boys
Rank, 2025
#718
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
6,129 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Kamden sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 1001%
School of 5005%

Put another way: gather 6,129 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kamden. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kamdens were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kamden was born before 2015 — so the typical Kamden is around 10 today.

Median birth year
2015
About 10 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
56.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
97.8%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
12,556
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 56.6% of all recorded uses (7,106).

Is Kamden rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−90
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−240
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−347
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.43×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
41.7%
Peak was 2013 (900)
Years since peak
12
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
12.3% average annual change
Best rank ever
#352
2013

Spellings of Kamden

Kamden is not the most common spelling — Aiden is, with 15.8% against Kamden's 0.77%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Kamden is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Kamden was most concentrated in Kentucky — about 1 in 1,087 boys, against 1 in 2,772 across all states with data. It was least common in New Jersey (1 in 100,000).

192 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Kentucky1 in 1,087
  2. 2Oklahoma1 in 1,250
  3. 3Alabama1 in 1,299
  4. 4Mississippi1 in 1,449
  5. 5Georgia1 in 1,515
  6. 6South Carolina1 in 1,515
  7. 7Idaho1 in 1,563
  8. 8Ohio1 in 1,613

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Geographically, Kamden is somewhat regional — more concentrated than 51% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Kamden is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Kamden was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 615,080 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Kamden has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Kamden around the world

Where Kamden ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2010–2024
    #5,120
    in 2024
  • Canada
    2000–2024
    #2,855
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    2010–2010
    #754
    in 2010

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Kamden by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#718
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 240
Best rank ever
#352
2013
Peak year
2013
900 that year
First recorded
1986
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
12,556
Count in 2025
375

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#6,012
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 779
Best rank ever
#3,878
2019
Peak year
2019
38 that year
First recorded
1993
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
708
Count in 2025
20

Names similar to Kamden

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

KamariKamronKamrynKamrenKamdynRaidenZaidenKamranMaddenJordenCaidenKameronRaydenLandenBraedenJaedenKaedenKamalZaydenHoldenJaidenHaidenKamrinLinden

Names with a curve like Kamden

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Kamden, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

KasonBraylenRylandCaseArjunCasonCannonFinneganDeaconAaravGunnerNikolai

Sibling names for Kamden

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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