Baby Name Popularity Profile

Campbell

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

✦ Crooked mouth 🌍 Celtic Traditional Royal
National Rank (2025) #617
All-Time Peak Rank #617 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 7,300 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 38.5% Boy / 61.5% Girl Leans Female
Boy Rank (2025) #764 β†— as a Boy name
First Recorded 1989 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 474 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 beul', meaning 'crooked mouth'.
Common Nicknames
Cam Cammie
Pronunciation: KAM-bΙ™l
Themes & Categories
Traditional Royal
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) +143.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +110.7%
2015: 225 births 225 2016: 226 births 2017: 223 births 2018: 200 births 2019: 190 births 2020: 195 births 195 2021: 210 births 2022: 198 births 2023: 216 births 2024: 273 births 2025: 474 births 474
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 474 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 37 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 5
1990s: 250
2000s: 2,957
2010s: 2,522
2020s: 1,566

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 South Carolina
Top States South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado
States with Data 36
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
South Carolina #380 262 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #251 380 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #471 366 2008 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #320 429 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #549 157 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #167 228 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #282 319 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #540 868 2025 +126.9% Growth
Kentucky #454 171 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #745 164 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #509 76 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #500 95 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #918 234 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #865 96 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #750 99 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #451 139 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #837 68 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #480 56 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #1444 247 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #647 226 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #552 72 2005 Insufficient historical volume
California #1190 358 2004 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 16 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #572 84 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #943 176 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 42 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #274 31 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 25 2008 Insufficient historical volume
New York #2152 190 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #416 16 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 16 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #1094 69 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #249 22 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 34 2007 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #858 45 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #493 26 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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