Cambridge
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KAYM-brij
- Origin
- English
Cambridge is a name of English origin, meaning “bridge over the Cam”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cambridge mean?
English: English place name, from Old English for a bridge over the River Cam
“bridge over the Cam”
Transferred use of the name of the English university city on the River Cam.
Is Cambridge a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Cambridge has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Cambridge in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Cambridge in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cambridge in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Nicknames for Cambridge
- Cam 131 boys in the US in 2025
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from 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, “Cambridge: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cambridge, updated 20 October 2026.