Cambridge comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Bridge over the River Cam..
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How popular is Cambridge?
2016peak year
Cambridge has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #10105), with about 10 babies named Cambridge each year. In 2016, 11 babies received the name (ranked #7215). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 157.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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