Given name & surname
Kameron
“having a crooked nose”
Kameron is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “having a crooked nose.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “having a crooked nose.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Kameron is used as a form of Cameron.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Kameron has a related form in 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
Kameron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43,443
- 39,012 boys · 4,431 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 1,560 babies
- 2025
- 697
- #466 for boys · #4,221 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 95% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 663 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 466 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,506 in 2015. It also appeared in 34 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (65). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 31,632 as a first name in 2020; 102 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kameron’s family of names
In English usage, Kameron has a related form in Cameron. Kameron is a form of Cameron. Kameron has a related form in Kamryn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kameron
- Kameron HurleyAmerican writerborn 1980
- Kameron TaylorAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
- Kam JonesAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
- Kameron McGustyAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
- Kameron ChatmanAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
- Kameron LoeAmerican baseball playerborn 1981
- Kameron SimmondsAmerican soccer playerborn 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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