Given name
Camry
“crooked nose”
Camry 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
Camry 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.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Camry 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
Camry 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 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Camry 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
Camry through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,534
- 125 boys · 1,409 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 113 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #6,898 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 2% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,898 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 98 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,275 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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