Given name & surname
Cambra
“resembling the jewe!”
Cambra is a variant of Camber. In American use, Camber carries the interpretation “resembling the jewe!.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cambra is a variant of Camber. In American use, Camber carries the interpretation “resembling the jewe!.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cambra connects to the Amber name family through Camber. An origin associated with Amber is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Cambra connects to the Amber name family through Camber. The history of Amber gives this family its wider story. Amber began appearing as a given name toward the end of the nineteenth century. Kathleen Winsor’s 1944 novel Forever Amber later helped bring it wider attention.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Cambra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 0 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 104 as a first name in 2020; 1,449 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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