Baby Name Popularity Profile

Campbell

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Campbell.

✦ Crooked mouth 🌍 Celtic Traditional
National Rank (2025) #764
All-Time Peak Rank #710 Achieved 1885
Total U.S. Births 6,214 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 38.5% Boy / 61.5% Girl Leans Female
Girl Rank (2025) #617 β†— as a Girl name
First Recorded 1881 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 337 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Campbell Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Crooked mouth
Language Origin Celtic
Origin Type single
Derived from Scottish Gaelic 'cam' (crooked, bent) and 'beul' (mouth).
Common Nicknames
Cam
Pronunciation: KAM-bΙ™l
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Campbell across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +104.2%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +144.2%
2015: 138 births 138 2016: 179 births 2017: 179 births 2018: 159 births 2019: 143 births 2020: 165 births 165 2021: 205 births 2022: 214 births 2023: 212 births 2024: 251 births 2025: 337 births 337
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 337 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 86 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 20
1890s: 18
1900s: 17
1910s: 152
1920s: 190
1930s: 95
1940s: 131
1950s: 106
1960s: 93
1970s: 91
1980s: 103
1990s: 640
2000s: 1,564
2010s: 1,610
2020s: 1,384

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Campb-ell
Letter Count 8 letters
Spelling Complexity Complex
Length Percentile Longer than 79% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Tennessee
Top States Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina
States with Data 36
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Tennessee #398 245 2024 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #415 145 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #596 267 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #679 210 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #475 250 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #403 160 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #616 639 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #634 55 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1203 140 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #821 66 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 29 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #535 42 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #429 55 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #1308 304 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #679 54 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #761 132 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 23 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #726 54 2011 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 10 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #867 102 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #497 21 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #237 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 37 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #789 18 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1267 78 2014 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1605 112 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #607 15 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #590 33 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #472 15 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 17 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #448 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 11 2024 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 5 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #842 19 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 6 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 5 2003 Insufficient historical volume

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