The first name Cam

Cam last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 boys.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Cam with other names.

In 2025, 131 boys born in the United States were named Cam, the 1,395th most popular boys’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Cam Gigandet
  American actor, born 1982
• Cam Fowler
  Canadian-born American ice hockey player, born 1991
• Cam Neely
  Canadian ice hockey player, born 1965
• Cam Ward
  Canadian ice hockey player, born 1984
• Cam Whitmore
  American basketball player (born 2004)
• Cam Barker
  Canadian ice hockey player, born 1986
• Cam Janssen
  American ice hockey player, born 1984
• Cam Spencer
  College basketball player (2020–2020) Loyola (MD)
• Cam Jurgens
  American football center (born 1999)
• Cam Pipes
  Canadian singer and bassist, born 2000

What does the name Cam mean?

Shortening.

How popular is the name Cam?

In 2023, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Cam, ranking 4,991st.

Is Cam a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 3,195 US babies named Cam since 1880, 13% were girls and 87% boys.

When was Cam most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 131 babies were named Cam, its highest rank at 1,395th.

How do you pronounce Cam?

Cam is /kæm/, one syllable.

Is Cam also a surname?

Yes. Cam is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.