Girls' name · since 1987
Kamaya
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 1,913 babies named Kamaya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,764 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,913
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamaya currently ranks #2764 among girls' names in America, with 1,913 babies recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamaya has been recorded 1,913 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #2764 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #4,836 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,764 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,913 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamaya ranks #4,836 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,764 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,913 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,764 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,913
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamaya's 1,913 recorded births place it above 93.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Kamaya compares
1,913 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Kamaya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,913 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kamaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kamaya's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 110, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kamaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kamaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (703 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Kamaya's strongest decade.
703 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kamaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
679 births
- 2010s
2010s
703 births
- 2020s
2020s
425 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 703 births (37% of all-time use).
How Kamaya 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 Kamaya's total volume
Kamaya by state
Where Kamaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 125 | 6.5% |
| #2 | California | | 91 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 78 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 77 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 59 | 3.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 46 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 45 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 37 | 1.9% |
125 of 1,913 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Kamaya appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kamaya's data
- Kamaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (703 total births) through the 2020s (425) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Kamayas (125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Kamaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kamaya 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.