Unisex name · since 1995
Kamani
1,207 babies named Kamani in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,136 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,207
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamani currently ranks #2136 among unisex names in America, with 1,207 babies recorded since 1995.
Kamani has 1,207 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2136 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #6,589 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,136 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,207 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamani ranks #6,589 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,136 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,207 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,136 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,207
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamani's 1,207 recorded births place it above 90.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Kamani compares
1,207 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Kamani's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,207 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kamani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamani's full recorded timeline at 2011, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kamani popularity over time - boys
743 total births recorded since 1991 (Kamani as boys' name)
Kamani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (440 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Kamani's strongest decade.
440 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kamani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
307 births
- 2010s
2010s
440 births
- 2020s
2020s
434 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 440 births (36% of all-time use).
How Kamani 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 Kamani's total volume
Kamani by state
Where Kamani concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 68 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 54 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 42 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 41 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 29 | 2.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 27 | 2.2% |
| #7 | California | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 23 | 1.9% |
68 of 1,207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Kamani appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kamani's data
- Kamani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (440 total births) through the 2020s (434) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Kamanis (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kamani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Kamani 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.