Campton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement where wild plants grow; place name.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Campton by the numbers
Campton was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Campton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Campionchampion; a flower name3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cameroncrooked nose6,499 in the US (2017)
- Camroncrooked nose; a modern spelling variant of Cameron203 in the US (2017)
- Carltonsettlement of the peasants or common people71 in the US (2017)
- Championwarrior or fighter41 in the US (2017)
- Cantoncorner or district21 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Campton
Names that are said the same way as Campton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Kamptonfrom a place name; town or settlement5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Campton, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Saigewise one; a respelling of Sage508 in the US (2017)
- Rodneyfamous island, clearing with reeds301 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Campton
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