Camryn is a feminine spelling of Cameron, the Scottish clan name from the Gaelic cam sron, meaning "crooked nose", after an early chief. The y spelling appeared in the United States in the 1990s, when Cameron was at its height for boys, and actress Camryn Manheim brought it to television. Camryn ranked number 185 in 2000, its best year, and has declined slowly since to number 477 in 2025.