Cambell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAM-bel
- Origin
- Scottish
Cambell is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “crooked mouth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cambell mean?
Scottish: variant of Campbell, from Gaelic cam beul
“crooked mouth”
Variant of Campbell, a Scottish clan name traditionally taken from the Gaelic nickname cam beul, meaning crooked mouth.
Is Cambell a girl's or a boy's name?
Cambell is a boys' name.
How popular is Cambell in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 7 boys.
Cambell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
How popular is Cambell in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Cambell in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cambell in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Nicknames for Cambell
- Cam 131 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Cambell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cameron Harvey Campbell Billy Adam Joel Ellis Daniel Owen William Ethan Leon
Names related to Cambell
More Scottish names
Isla Finley Logan Arabella Bonnie Paisley Brody Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox Dallas
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, “Cambell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cambell, updated 20 October 2026.