Total births
31
Girls' name · since 2006
Kamelah
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Kamelah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 31
- total births
- 2006–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Kamelah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 31 have been recorded since 2006.
Kamelah has 31 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2019.
- 31 total births
- 2006–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
31 girls have been named Kamelah since 2006, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 31
- total births
- 2006–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Kamelah was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
9 babies were named Kamelah in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Kamelah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamelah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamelah at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2006
Kamelah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2019
- Peak year (2008)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Kamelah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Kamelah's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kamelah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kamelah? ▼
Since 2006, Social Security records show 31 babies named Kamelah. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 9 births.
When was Kamelah most popular? ▼
Kamelah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Kamelah been used? ▼
Kamelah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 14 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Kamelah? ▼
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 Kamelah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kamelah
Kamryn Girl
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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 Kamelah side by side: Kamelah vs Kamryn Kamelah vs Kamila Kamelah vs Kami
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2006–2019 (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. "Kamelah: Baby Name Since 2006 - 31 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kamelah. 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 Kamelah 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 July 2026.