Girls' name · since 1955
Kamala
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 1,295 babies named Kamala, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,300 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,574 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,295
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kamala is the #9574 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,295 recorded since 1955.
Kamala has 1,295 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9574 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #6,300 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,574 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,295 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamala ranks #6,300 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,574 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,295 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,300 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,574 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,295
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kamala's 1,295 recorded births place it above 91.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kamala compares
1,295 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kamala's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,295 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kamala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamala's full recorded timeline at 1990, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 105 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Kamala by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (463 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Kamala's strongest decade.
463 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kamala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
463 births
- 1970s
1970s
304 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s 120
1990s
120 births
- 2000s 74
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 77
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 463 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kamala compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kamala's total volume
Kamala by state
Where Kamala concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 90 | 6.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 28 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 8 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
90 of 1,295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kamala appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kamala's data
- Kamala's decade-level peak was the 1960s (463 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kamalas (90 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Kamala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
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, 1955–2025 (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 Kamala 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.