Camden
Boy name · 18 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Camden: 18 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 5 births in 2022.
Camden began as an English surname derived from a place name meaning "enclosed valley" or "winding valley" in Old English, originally referring to a settlement in Gloucestershire. The name is most famously associated with William Camden (1551–1623), the Elizabethan historian and antiquary whose pioneering survey of Britain, *Britannia*, helped shape the study of the nation's past. His legacy extends to Camden Town in London, as well as numerous Camden places in the United States. Though not historically Scottish, Camden has gained steady popularity as a unisex first name in Scotland since the 1990s, perhaps influenced by its strong
Boy 5 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20225 babies
- Latest (2022)
- #5225 babies
- Total births
- 18since 2015
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y