Kamden
Meaning
variant spelling of Camden, an English surname perhaps meaning 'enclosed valley'
The story
Kamden is Camden with the K turned up, and Camden is an English surname from a place name, perhaps meaning "enclosed valley" in Old English, borne famously by the historian William Camden. The reference books keep the hedge on the meaning; the record needs none on the spelling. The K variant barely existed before the millennium, 183 boys in the 1990s, then 2,228 in the 2000s and 7,106 across the 2010s, with 3,021 so far this decade. The K is the whole difference on paper. A girls' column runs quietly alongside, 294 in the 2010s. A surname's seriousness and an ending it shares with Braden, Hayden and Jayden. The valley may or may not be enclosed; the trend, for a solid two decades, decidedly was not.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kamden peaked in the 2010s.
When you meet Kamden
Most people given the name Kamden in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Kamden deep dive
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