Camaron
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAM-er-on
- Origin
- Scottish
Camaron is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “crooked nose”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Camaron mean?
Scottish: variant of Cameron, from Gaelic cam shron
“crooked nose”
Variant of Cameron, a Scottish clan name taken from the Gaelic nickname cam shron, meaning crooked nose.
Is Camaron a girl's or a boy's name?
Camaron is a boys' name.
How popular is Camaron in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 8 boys.
Camaron in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
How popular is Camaron in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Camaron in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2001, 14% of the babies named Camaron in the US were girls.
Camaron in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 30 | #2,983 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,828 |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,977 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Nicknames for Camaron
- Cam 131 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Camaron
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cameron Logan Carson Dylan Benjamin Joshua Harrison Ethan Aaron Mason Ryan Brody
Names related to Camaron
Camron Camren Camran Cam'Ron Cameren Camryn Kamarion Cameryn Cameran Camarion
More Scottish names
Isla Finley Arabella Bonnie Paisley Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox Dallas Lochlan Reid Lachlan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Camaron: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/camaron, updated 20 October 2026.