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Girl · Scottish Gaelic
Camryn Say it: KAM-rin
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Meaning A modern spelling of Cameron, a Scottish clan name usually derived from Gaelic cam sròn 'crooked nose'.
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This spelling was used for American girls from the 1990s.
Its wave through time Most used in the 1990s
In the United States 0 0.5 1 1.5 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 1999 Boys 2009 per 1,000 babies of that sex 31,713 babies given this name since 1974 At its height in 1999, about 1 in 866 girls 869 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Cameron, Camren
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