Spellings

Camden or Kamden?

In the US in 2025, 72% of babies in this name family were spelled Camden and 16% Kamden. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Camden already led in 2015, with 73% of the family's births; it has 75% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 5,188 to 2,289 births (−56%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Camden3,7711,722−54%
Kamden870375−57%
Kamdyn277109−61%
Camdyn27083−69%

How they sound

  • Camden /ˈkæmdən/ (KAM-dun)
  • Kamden /ˈkæmdən/ (KAM-dun)
  • Kamdyn /ˈkæmdɪn/ (KAM-din)
  • Camdyn /ˈkæmdɪn/ (KAM-din)

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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