Camden is a Scottish and English surname and place name, usually explained as "winding valley" or "enclosed valley"; it names a lively district of London and a city in New Jersey. The -den ending links it to Aiden and Hayden, which helped it catch on with American parents in the 2000s. Camden rose from number 362 in 2000 into the top 100 at number 99 in 2013 and has drifted gently since, ranking number 205 in 2025.