US rank #3526 Girls' name Peak 2007 2,029 births

Kamara — #3526 US girls' name

2,029 babies named Kamara in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s251970s1491980s1681990s2682000s5972010s5462020s276
#3526
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kamara was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

88 babies were named Kamara in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamara

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,029 babies named Kamara between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamara currently holds the #3526 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 597 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kamara shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 130 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamara in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamara 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 2,029 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.

Kamara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,029

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

2007

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,526

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamara popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
88
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Kamara popularity over time — boys

26 total births recorded since 2002 (Kamara as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
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Kamara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
597 births that decade — 29% of Kamara's all-time total
1960s251970s1491980s1681990s2682000s5972010s5462020s276

Kamara by state

Where Kamara concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kamara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
130 6.4%
#2 Ohio
89 4.4%
#3 Florida
65 3.2%
#4 New York
63 3.1%
#5 Georgia
37 1.8%
#6 Michigan
24 1.2%
#7 Indiana
6 0.3%
#8 Maryland
6 0.3%
California share of Kamara's total US births 6.4%
Even split

130 of 2,029 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Kamara appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamara?
2,029 babies have been named Kamara since 1965. It currently ranks #3526 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 88 births.
When was Kamara most popular?
Kamara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 597 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kamara most popular?
The top states for the name Kamara are California (130 births), Ohio (89 births), Florida (65 births).
How long has the name Kamara been used?
Kamara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kamryn, Kamila, Kami, Kamilah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1965–2024 (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.