girls:
6.6k births since 1989
#2030 (64th percentile)
boys:
5.6k births since 1881
#1582 (65th percentile)
overall:
12.2k births since 1881
#2380 (69th percentile)
The name Campbell is the #2,380 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 12,177 recorded births since 1881. This represents the 69.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 69.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #2,030 (64.5% percentile) for all time with 6,552 births since 1989. For boys, it ranks #1,582 (65.5% percentile) for all time with 5,625 births since 1881.
Campbell first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1881 (1881 for boys and 1989 for girls). Birth data for Campbell is available in 120 out of the 143 years between 1881 and 2023 (120 years for boys and 35 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Campbell is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 50.5% of babies named Campbell were girls. Interestingly, until around 2003, the name was more popular for boys (76.5% boys from 1881 to 2002), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (62.5% girls from 2003 to 2023).
For girls, Campbell reached its peak popularity in 2006, achieving the 41.1% percentile (ranked #569) with 208 births per million. The name was most common in 2006, with 208 births per million (ranked 41.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2009, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Campbell ranks #737 for girls (22.2% percentile) with 123 births per million, which is 59.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Campbell reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 22.6% percentile (ranked #705) with 115 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 115 births per million (ranked 22.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Campbell is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #705 (22.6% percentile) with 115 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Campbell".
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Our model has identified 6 different pronunciations for the name Campbell. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 42.9% confident that Campbell is pronounced as KAM-buhl, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KAMP-buhl, at 19.0% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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