Cameron, a surname-turned-given-name, is derived from the Scottish Gaelic elements cam, meaning "crooked," and sròn, meaning "nose." It started gaining popularity as a boy's name in the U.S. in the 1960s and has been a top-100 boy's name every year since 1987, though actress Cameron Diaz helped give it a boost as a girl's name. It has appeared on the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for girl names every year since 1980 and was a top 200 girl's name in 1998 and 1999, which corresponds with Diaz's roles in "There's Something About Mary" (1998) and "Any Given Sunday" (1999).
