Girls' name · since 1965
Kamara
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 2,066 babies named Kamara, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,926 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,066
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kamara is the #3926 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,066 recorded since 1965.
Kamara has 2,066 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3926 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of girls, 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 1965 to 2025.
- #4,612 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,926 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,066 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamara ranks #4,612 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,926 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,066 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,926 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,066
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kamara's 2,066 recorded births place it above 93.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kamara compares
2,066 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Kamara's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,066 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kamara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kamara's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 88, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kamara popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Kamara popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 2002 (Kamara as boys' name)
Kamara by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (597 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Kamara's strongest decade.
597 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kamara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 149
1970s
149 births
- 1980s 168
1980s
168 births
- 1990s
1990s
268 births
- 2000s
2000s
597 births
- 2010s
2010s
546 births
- 2020s
2020s
313 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 597 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kamara 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 Kamara's total volume
Kamara by state
Where Kamara concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 130 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 89 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 65 | 3.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 63 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 37 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 24 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.3% |
130 of 2,066 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Kamara appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kamara's data
- Kamara's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (597 total births) through the 2020s (313) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kamaras (130 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 Kamara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Kamara 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.