girl's name
Cambria
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,356
Cambria is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 96 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 275 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 34,535 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1963.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cambria over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 22 |
| 1970s | 165 |
| 1980s | 410 |
| 1990s | 741 |
| 2000s | 1,580 |
| 2010s | 2,413 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 875 |
How popular is Cambria?
In 2025, Cambria was given to 96 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Cambria is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cambria
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cambria also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cambria over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cambria
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cambria — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cambria
How popular is the name Cambria?
In 2025, Cambria was given to 96 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Cambria a girl's or a boy's name?
Cambria is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cambria?
Cambria has 3 syllables.
When was Cambria most popular?
Cambria peaked in 2012, when 275 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Cambria a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cambria currently ranks #1,992 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.