Cameron
Meaning
"crooked river, winding stream"
Origin: Scottish Gaelic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #66
- Total SSA Count
- 4,817
- Syllables
- 3
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Cam
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"crooked river, winding stream"
Origin: Scottish Gaelic
"who is like God?"
Origin: Hebrew (Mikha)
Cameron is more popular, ranked #66 vs #86 for Micah.
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Cameron is more popular, ranked #66 compared to Micah at #86 in the United States.
Cameron means "crooked river, winding stream" (Scottish Gaelic origin). Micah means "who is like God?" (Hebrew (Mikha) origin).
Cameron is primarily a boy name. Micah is primarily a boy name.