Given name
Camri
“crooked nose”
Camri is a variant of Cameron. The Highland surname grew from a historical nickname meaning “crooked nose.” This describes the nickname’s origin, not anyone who bears the name today.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Camri is a variant of Cameron. The Highland surname grew from a historical nickname meaning “crooked nose.” This describes the nickname’s origin, not anyone who bears the name today.
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Where it comes from
Camri is a variant of Cameron. The Highland surname has a Gaelic background. Some Lowland families may instead have acquired it through a Norman place-name surname.
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How it developed
Camri is a variant of Cameron. The shared background comes through Cameron: Gaelic cam shron explains the Highland form. A separate proposed route connects some Lowland Camerons with Cambernon in Normandy.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Camri is a variant of Cameron. The history of Cameron gives this family its wider story. The surname is associated with a Highland clan and later became a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Camri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 754
- 0 boys · 754 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,461 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +18%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,461 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 565 as a first name 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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