Unisex name · since 1977

Kamali

151 babies named Kamali in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,701 of 45,481
all-time among boys
151
born since 1977
2000s
peak decade

Kamali sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 151 recorded since 1977.

Kamali has 151 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2023.

  • #14,701 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 151 born since 1977
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamali ranks #14,701 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.

#14,701 of 45,481
all-time among boys
151
born since 1977
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kamali's 151 recorded births place it above 67.62% 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.

Kamali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kamali splits its recorded history at 2006: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kamali popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
13
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
468101214 197719952001200420072012201920222023 13

Kamali popularity over time - girls

131 total births recorded since 1979 (Kamali as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 131 births
4681012 19791997200420102013202120242025 6

Kamali by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (48 births, 32% of the file).

2000s was Kamali's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Kamali births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48 births (32% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamali?
Kamali has been given to 151 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #14,701 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 13 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
Where does Kamali sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamali ranks #14,701 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kamali most popular?
Kamali was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Kamali a unisex name?
Yes, Kamali is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 151 births, and as a girl's name it has 131 births.
How long has the name Kamali been used?
The SSA has tracked Kamali since 1977 -- 47 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Kamali?
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 Kamali's data

  • Kamali's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- 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 Kamali: 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, 1977–2023 (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 Kamali 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.