Total births
247
Girls' name · since 1976
Kameela
247 babies named Kameela in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9739
- among girls today
- 247
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Kameela is the #9739 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 247 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kameela has been recorded 247 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #9739 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #9739 among girls today
- 247 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
- 45% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kameela is currently the #9739 girls' name in America, more common than 45% of girls - 247 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9739
- among girls today
- 247
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Kameela vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9739
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Kameela was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
13 babies were named Kameela in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Kameela compares
247 41th percentile among 17,726 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
Kameela's all-time total is 35% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kameela | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 247 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kameela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kameela splits its recorded history at 2007: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kameela at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#9,739
Active since
1976
Kameela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kameela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kameela's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kameela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 66 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kameela? ▼
Since 1976, Social Security records show 247 babies named Kameela. Today it holds rank #9739 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 13 births.
When was Kameela most popular? ▼
Kameela was most popular in the 2020s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Kameela been used? ▼
Kameela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 50 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kameela? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Kameela
Nearby Names Like Kameela
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kameela
Kamryn Girl
#582 24,809 births
Kamila Girl
#292 20,098 births
Kami Girl
#3914 8,925 births
Kamilah Girl
#1450 6,489 births
Kamari Girl
#1073 5,845 births
Compare Kameela side by side: Kameela vs Kamryn Kameela vs Kamila Kameela vs Kami
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kameela: #9739 Girls' Name - 247 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kameela. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kameela 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 June 2026.