Recorded 2009–2022 Boys' name Peak 2009 22 births

Kamalu — boys' name

22 babies named Kamalu in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s112020s5
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kamalu was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kamalu in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamalu

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Kamalu between 2009 and 2022, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kamalu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamalu performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kamalu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamalu 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 22 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.

Kamalu at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

22

Since 2009

14 years of records

Peak year

2009

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2009

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kamalu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2009

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 2022201620112009 6

Kamalu by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 50% of Kamalu's all-time total
2000s62010s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamalu?
22 babies have been named Kamalu since 2009. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 6 births.
When was Kamalu most popular?
Kamalu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Kamalu been used?
Kamalu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 14 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kamalu?
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, 2009–2022 (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.