Crooked nose, in the Gaelic surname’s historical formation.
The source derives the surname from Gaelic crooked or bent and nose elements. This is surname history, not a statement about a child’s appearance; the older chieftain story is not needed to establish the word roots.
Origin
Scottish Gaelic surname tradition.
The given name is explicitly transferred from the Scottish surname Camshròn; Celtic is a broader language-family label, rather than a separate literal derivation.
English pronunciation
/ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/
The reviewed IPA allows an optional unstressed middle vowel, accounting for the longer and shorter English readings.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
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
47 · preliminary
636
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 Unpublished values are unknown, not zero.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
2025
Boys
250 · preliminary
123
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 Unpublished values are unknown, not zero.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.
France
2025
Girls
5 (rounded to 5)
3945
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Boys
145 (rounded to 5)
351
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
7
3333
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Boys
231
216
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2008
Girls
4
370
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2025
Boys
6
270
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Girls
8
387
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Boys
92
48
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2015
Girls
4
751
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2025
Boys
21
223
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
614
487
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2025
Boys
4,348
76
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: Crooked nose, in the Gaelic surname’s historical formation.
Checked against cited source
The source derives the surname from Gaelic crooked or bent and nose elements. This is surname history, not a statement about a child’s appearance; the older chieftain story is not needed to establish the word roots.
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.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Scottish Gaelic surname tradition.
Checked against cited source
The given name is explicitly transferred from the Scottish surname Camshròn; Celtic is a broader language-family label, rather than a separate literal derivation.
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.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: /ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/
Checked against cited source
The reviewed IPA allows an optional unstressed middle vowel, accounting for the longer and shorter English readings.
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.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Spelling variant: Camryn
Checked against cited source
The English personal-name entry explicitly identifies Camryn as a modern variant of Cameron in the surname-derived given-name tradition. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camryn&oldid=83830595. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed explicitly documented spelling relationships and added reciprocal discovery links with their cultural scope. Pronunciations and birth statistics are not transferred; each spelling remains separate. No source audio reused.
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.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.