US rank #2701 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,849 births

Kamaya — #2701 US girls' name

1,849 babies named Kamaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1012000s6792010s7022020s362
#2701
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kamaya was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

110 babies were named Kamaya in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,849 babies named Kamaya between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamaya currently holds the #2701 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 110 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 702 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kamaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 125 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamaya in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamaya 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 1,849 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.

Kamaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,849

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2008

110 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,701

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
110
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Kamaya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
702 births that decade — 38% of Kamaya's all-time total
1980s51990s1012000s6792010s7022020s362

Kamaya by state

Where Kamaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kamaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
125 6.8%
#2 California
83 4.5%
#3 Florida
78 4.2%
#4 New York
77 4.2%
#5 Texas
59 3.2%
#6 North Carolina
46 2.5%
#7 Illinois
45 2.4%
#8 Maryland
37 2.0%
Georgia share of Kamaya's total US births 6.8%
Even split

125 of 1,849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Kamaya appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamaya?
1,849 babies have been named Kamaya since 1987. It currently ranks #2701 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 110 births.
When was Kamaya most popular?
Kamaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 702 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kamaya most popular?
The top states for the name Kamaya are Georgia (125 births), California (83 births), Florida (78 births).
How long has the name Kamaya been used?
Kamaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamaya?
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, 1987–2024 (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.