Opinions on the name Camden

aShShE

just found out we are having a baby girl. super excited! We really liked the name Harper- but we have 4 girls at church with that name, all under the age of 3. So, my husband really likes the name Camden. I know it's more traditionally a boy name but could it also work for a girl?

We like Camden rose or
Camden grace.

Thoughts? Opinions?

bbiutmcph

Camden is like naming your child Compton. I think it's horrible for a human and even more so for a girl.  

monaclemere

Yuck. I hate it for a boy and I hate it even more for a girl.

Camden, NJ is not a nice place.

penelope4612

I definitely thought boy when I saw the name.  

mrstrax

Wasn't a fan when I assumed it was a boy, definitely bad for a girl.

bbiutmcph

What about Camille?

wassuphoes

Honestly? It's an ugly boy name and a shitty city. 

Suggest

Camille

Camilla

Carmen

Eden

Arwen

Bronwen

Colleen

Karen

eliztheforrizz

AWFUL! This is totally one of my pet peeve names. It would be the same as naming your child Harlem, Detroit, or Compton. Don't do it!!!!!! This 'name' is also masculine, and there are so many other gorgeous C names for girls.

Claire

Camellia

Caroline

Cora

Cecelia

Carys

Cassandra

Camille

Catherine

Cara

Charlotte

Chloe

Calla

Cassidy

Clara

holocene

I like the Camille suggestion.

Camden is bad enough on a boy, but it's truly horrid on a girl. (Sorry, I know how hard it is to find something you both like.)

ashleyandely

Dislike.

lola2bee

No Bueno.

satuttle1014

It's nms and when I first glanced at it I thought it was a boys name. It is one of those names that is unisex. If you look on baby sites, Camden does show up for a girl. Just other suggestions: Cambria, Camryn or Carmen?

CaboBride2015

satuttle1014 said:

It's nms and when I first glanced at it I thought it was a boys name. It is one of those names that is unisex. If you look on baby sites, Camden does show up for a girl. Just other suggestions: Cambria, Camryn or Carmen?

Not all name sites are created equal...

kayway85

Have you been to Camden? It's just outside of London. It's rough. And smelly. Lots of sex shops and drug paraphernalia stores. Great market though!

ecwk

It's awful. For all the reasons listen above. Don't do it.

kanga915

No no no. Hate this name for a boy. Even worse for a girl

xxdove

Nms for a boy and just really bad for a girl.

Perhaps you like names more unisex or with a more masculine feel? What about:
Jordan
Avery
Adrianne (my preferred spelling for a girl)
Erin
Michaela
Quinn
Shay
Blair
Taylor
Morgan

All completely nms (except for Blair), some pretty trendy, but none that I would side eye.

Like the suggestion of Carmen other posters have said, sounds similar but is just much better.

KittyCat84

I apologize in advance if this hurts your feelings (I'm a touchy-feely type, so I feel like I have to preface my "honest" posts with this ) but you asked for opinions. Personally, I hate the current trend of "unisex" names. I think boy names are boy names, and girl names are girl names. There's really no in between for me as it causes confusion and either overly feminizes or masculinizes the child to be opposite of their gender. Camden is a boy's name, it should be reserved for a boy. I think it's a very "cutesy" name for a boy, but would be awful to give a girl a masculine name that she may not appreciate as she grows up. I tend to think towards the future as well and how it may be received by teachers, peers and employers...people would assume she is a boy when they see the name on paper until they meet her. I also don't think there's a cute nickname for a girl for this name either. I love the c names @eliztheforrizz suggested instead...they're beautiful options. However, if you and DH truly love this name, your opinions and happiness are what matters most. Don't base your opinion on the name off of an internet forum full of strangers, but I understand wanting to get some feedback. Best wishes  

saham07

ghetto........literally! (NJ)

doodleoodle

It reminds me of 7th Heaven...

kerismatic

Like some of the other names that PP suggested... a couple more that aren't already on those lists: Cadence, Candice

Definite no to Camden, especially for a girl. 

dramaphile

I live across the river from Camden, NJ, and no one here would name their kid after that city...

magsugar13

Camden has been rated the #1 crime filled city many many times

4N6s

I like Camille.

Greco1014

I actually don't mind Camden for a boy. Don't think it works for a girl, though. 

neverblushed

Ooh, I'm guessing by the number of replies that you've gotten a lot of strong negative opinions on Camden.

I'm sorry, but I have to agree, I really dislike this name for a girl.  Here are my reasons:

--it's a last name/place name, which has become very trendy in recent years.

--it's very masculine

--where I live the word "Camden" almost always means Camden Yards, the baseball stadium.  It would be like naming a child Wrigley or Fenway.

g8trkim

No, just no. Bad for a boy and absolutely horrendous for a girl. If you're into masculine names on girls (not my taste but it's not my kid) you can do much better than Camden.

Linsbins

Isn't one of Kristin Cavalleri's kids named Camden? It would remind me of her, especially like those girls in HS that would do anything she did, including using the same baby names. Other than that, it's overdone. There will probably be four in your kid's class and workplace when she's older.

satuttle1014

Linsbins said:

Isn't one of Kristin Cavalleri's kids named Camden? It would remind me of her, especially like those girls in HS that would do anything she did, including using the same baby names. Other than that, it's overdone. There will probably be four in your kid's class and workplace when she's older.

She has 2 boys and she named one of them Camden.