Cameron-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAM-er-on-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Scottish
Cameron-James is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “crooked nose + heel-holder, supplanter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cameron-James mean?
Scottish: Cameron + James
“crooked nose + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Cameron (Scottish, “crooked nose”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Cameron and James.
Is Cameron-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Cameron-James is a boys' name.
How popular is Cameron-James in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cameron-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cameron-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
Names like Cameron-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charlie, Oliver, Logan, Harrison, Jacob, Maxwell, Lucas, Max, Finley, Riley, Aiden, Harley
More Scottish names
Isla, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Brody, Carson, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas, Lochlan, Reid
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cameron-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cameron-james, updated 20 October 2026.