Recorded 1975–2016 Unisex name Peak 1987 121 births

Kameo — unisex name

121 babies named Kameo in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s221990s622000s152010s11
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Kameo was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kameo in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kameo

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Kameo between 1975 and 2016, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kameo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Kameo is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2016.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kameo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kameo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kameo 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 121 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.

Kameo at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

121

Since 1975

42 years of records

Peak year

1987

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1975

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kameo popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1975

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1987)
11
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 2016200719981994199119871975 6

Kameo popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2016 (Kameo as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20212016 5

Kameo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 51% of Kameo's all-time total
1970s111980s221990s622000s152010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kameo?
121 babies have been named Kameo since 1975. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1987 with 11 births.
When was Kameo most popular?
Kameo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Is Kameo a unisex name?
Yes, Kameo is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 121 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Kameo been used?
Kameo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 42 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kameo?
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.

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, 1975–2016 (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.