Recorded 2005–2021 Boys' name Peak 2016 35 births

Kamaehu — boys' name

35 babies named Kamaehu in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s102020s13
2020s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kamaehu was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kamaehu in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamaehu

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Kamaehu between 2005 and 2021, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kamaehu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamaehu performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kamaehu shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kamaehu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamaehu in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 35 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kamaehu at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

35

Since 2005

17 years of records

Peak year

2016

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2005

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kamaehu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2005

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 20212020201620092005 7

Kamaehu by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
13 births that decade — 37% of Kamaehu's all-time total
2000s122010s102020s13

Kamaehu by state

Where Kamaehu concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kamaehu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
24 68.6%
Hawaii share of Kamaehu's total US births 68.6%

24 of 35 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamaehu?
35 babies have been named Kamaehu since 2005. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2016 with 10 births.
When was Kamaehu most popular?
Kamaehu was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Kamaehu most popular?
The top states for the name Kamaehu are Hawaii (24 births).
How long has the name Kamaehu been used?
Kamaehu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 17 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kamaehu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kameron, Kamden, Kamari, Kamron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.