Campbell

Where Campbell comes from

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”). * As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell. * As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above. * (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.
— Wiktionary's entry for Campbell
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1961
    Campbell Scott born
    Canadian American actor and film director
  2. 1989
    First appearance
    #12,362 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2023
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  4. 2025
    Peak, #617
    474 babies named Campbell — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.
Namesakes
  • Campbell Scott · Canadian American actor and film director, born 1961

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.