Boys' name · since 2005

Kamaj

Kamaj has 15 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#31,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,937 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
15
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Kamaj is the #12937 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 15 recorded since 2005.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamaj has been recorded 15 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #12937 nationally and more common than 7% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.

  • #31,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,937 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 15 born since 2005
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamaj ranks #31,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,937 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.

#31,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,937 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
15
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%7.1%
Kamaj vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kamaj's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Kamaj compares

15 6th 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

Kamaj's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kamaj Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 15 369 358,536
Peak-year births 5 34 22,252

Kamaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kamaj's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded.

Kamaj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
5
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
5 200520102025 5

Kamaj by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (5 births, 33% of the file).

2000s was Kamaj's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Kamaj births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamaj?
Kamaj has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,441 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #12,937 of 13,930. 5 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Kamaj sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamaj ranks #31,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,937 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kamaj most popular?
Kamaj was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Kamaj been used?
Records for Kamaj go back to 2005, giving 21 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kamaj?
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.

What to do with Kamaj's data

  • Kamaj's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kamaj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2025 (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 Kamaj 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.