Unisex name · since 2006
Kamai
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Kamai, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,430 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,524 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
116 babies have been named Kamai since 2006, making it today's #7524 unisex name.
Kamai has 116 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7524 as of the latest data, more common than 46% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #16,430 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,524 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 116 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamai ranks #16,430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,524 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 116 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,430 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,524 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kamai's 116 recorded births place it above 63.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kamai compares
116 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kamai's all-time total is 69% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 116 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kamai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kamai's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kamai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kamai popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 2017 (Kamai as girls' name)
Kamai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (60 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Kamai's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kamai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 60 births (52% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kamai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kamai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.