US rank #5332 Girls' name Peak 2010 1,064 births

Kamea — #5332 US girls' name

1,064 babies named Kamea in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s412000s4292010s4252020s161
#5332
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kamea was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

67 babies were named Kamea in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamea

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,064 babies named Kamea between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamea currently holds the #5332 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 429 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kamea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 204 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamea in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamea 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 1,064 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.

Kamea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,064

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2010

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,332

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamea popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
67
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961982 8

Kamea popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2022 (Kamea as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20242022 5

Kamea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
429 births that decade — 40% of Kamea's all-time total
1980s81990s412000s4292010s4252020s161

Kamea by state

Where Kamea concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kamea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
204 19.2%
#2 Florida
10 0.9%
#3 Ohio
6 0.6%
#4 Texas
6 0.6%
#5 Illinois
5 0.5%
#6 Nevada
5 0.5%
#7 New York
5 0.5%
California share of Kamea's total US births 19.2%
Even split

204 of 1,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamea?
1,064 babies have been named Kamea since 1982. It currently ranks #5332 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 67 births.
When was Kamea most popular?
Kamea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 429 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Kamea most popular?
The top states for the name Kamea are California (204 births), Florida (10 births), Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Kamea been used?
Kamea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamea?
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, 1982–2024 (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.