Unisex name
Cameron
41,373 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1999. Expression number: 33.
Origin
From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).From Wiktionary, entry “Cameron”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1999: 3,253 births. 41,373 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 23rd among boys' names in 2001. It is still given: 1,312 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2000: 14,363 births. 344,896 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 31st among boys' names in 2000. It is given to girls (9%) as well as boys (91%). It really came into use around 1912. It is still given: 27,522 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2009: 78 births. 1,493 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 87th among boys' names in 2000. It is given to girls (3%) as well as boys (97%). It really came into use around 1997. It is still given: 148 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5,930 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 739 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 243* | 1915–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
3 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 33
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
1 + 5 + 6 = 12 → 3
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
3 + 4 + 9 + 5 = 21 → 3
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.