Holding steady.
Popularity of Camera since 1976
Babies named Camera per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 77 |
| 2000s | 12 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Camera is an exceptionally rare modern word name, first recorded in the U.S. in 1976. It reached its peak usage in 1994, but even then it never approached the top 1000, and its trajectory has been stable since. The name has not been popular enough to rank in any state or appear in the one-in-N count. Camera appears to be a creative invention of the late 20th century, drawing on the trend of technology and gadget names. Its style aligns with modern, unisex word names like Piper or Hunter, though it remains far less common.
Camera is a modern coinage taken directly from the word for a photographic device. The word itself derives from Latin camera 'a room' (later borrowed into Greek and used for the camera obscura). Its use as a personal name is extremely rare and recent, dating to the late 20th century, likely inspired by the trend of using technology-related words as names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Cami, Cam
Sibling names for Camera
Names that share Camera's style, for a brother or sister.
