Cameron is a unisex name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “crooked nose.” In 2024 it was given to 5,445 babies in the United States.
Cameron at a glance
Gender
Unisex name
Origin
Irish & Celtic · English & American
Meaning
“crooked nose”
Pronunciation
/ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/
About the name Cameron
Cameron belongs to the Irish & Celtic and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “crooked nose” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cameron first appears in Social Security records in 1882 and has been given to 339,893 babies since 1880, including 5,445 in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.