Cambridge
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning bridge over the river Cam.
Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Cambridge by the numbers
Cambridge was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that mean a river
Like Cambridge, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cambridge
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