Boys' name · since 1973
Kamel
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 599 babies named Kamel, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,079 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,396 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 599
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kamel is the #8396 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 599 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Kamel recorded 599 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #8396 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7,079 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,396 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 599 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamel ranks #7,079 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,396 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 599 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,079 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,396 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 599
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kamel's 599 recorded births place it above 84.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kamel compares
599 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kamel's all-time total is 62% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 599 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kamel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamel's full recorded timeline at 2000, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kamel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (142 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Kamel's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Kamel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 142 births (24% of all-time use).
How Kamel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kamel's total volume
Kamel by state
Where Kamel concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 99 | 16.5% |
99 of 599 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kamel's data
- Kamel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (142 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kamels (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kamel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Kamel 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.