Bent or crooked + nose, in the Cameron surname route.
Cameron explicitly supplies the Gaelic components. This historical nickname etymology does not describe a child’s appearance. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Cameron&oldid=93602155.
Origin
Modern English surname-name spelling variant of Scottish Cameron.
The exact name definition explicitly identifies Cameron and surname transfer. Cameron documents Scottish Gaelic Camshron. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Cameron&oldid=93602155.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
16 · preliminary
1495
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Canada
2023
Boys
10
1810
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2009
Girls
3
5556
Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2013
Boys
3
4685
Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2016
Girls
3
798
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
544
556
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2025
Boys
134
1376
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Meaning: Bent or crooked + nose, in the Cameron surname route.
Checked against cited source
Cameron explicitly supplies the Gaelic components. This historical nickname etymology does not describe a child’s appearance. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Cameron&oldid=93602155. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Origin: Modern English surname-name spelling variant of Scottish Cameron.
Checked against cited source
The exact name definition explicitly identifies Cameron and surname transfer. Cameron documents Scottish Gaelic Camshron. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Cameron&oldid=93602155. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.