US rank #10209 Boys' name Peak 1994 423 births

Kamen — #10209 US boys' name

423 babies named Kamen in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1522000s1442010s952020s32
#10209
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kamen was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

25 babies were named Kamen in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamen

The Social Security Administration has registered 423 babies named Kamen between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kamen currently holds the #10209 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kamen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kamen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamen 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 423 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.

Kamen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

423

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

1994

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,209

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
25
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
051015202530 20242019201420092004199919941990 5

Kamen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
152 births that decade — 36% of Kamen's all-time total
1990s1522000s1442010s952020s32

Kamen by state

Where Kamen concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kamen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.2%
Georgia share of Kamen's total US births 1.2%

5 of 423 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamen?
423 babies have been named Kamen since 1990. It currently ranks #10209 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 25 births.
When was Kamen most popular?
Kamen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Kamen most popular?
The top states for the name Kamen are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Kamen been used?
Kamen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamen?
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, 1990–2024 (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.