US rank #6915 Boys' name Peak 2012 590 births

Kamel — #6915 US boys' name

590 babies named Kamel in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s501980s821990s1222000s1422010s1332020s61
#6915
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Kamel was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

24 babies were named Kamel in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamel

The Social Security Administration has registered 590 babies named Kamel between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kamel currently holds the #6915 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kamel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kamel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamel 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 590 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.

Kamel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

590

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2012

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,915

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
24
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
510152025 20242017201020031995198819811973 6

Kamel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
142 births that decade — 24% of Kamel's all-time total
1970s501980s821990s1222000s1422010s1332020s61

Kamel by state

Where Kamel concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kamel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
99 16.8%
New York share of Kamel's total US births 16.8%

99 of 590 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamel?
590 babies have been named Kamel since 1973. It currently ranks #6915 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 24 births.
When was Kamel most popular?
Kamel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Kamel most popular?
The top states for the name Kamel are New York (99 births).
How long has the name Kamel been used?
Kamel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kameron, Kamden, Kamari, Kamron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1973–2024 (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.