Unisex name · since 1975
Kameo
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Kameo, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,033 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kameo is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 121 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Kameo recorded 121 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2016.
- #25,033 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 121 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kameo ranks #25,033 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,033 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 121
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kameo's 121 recorded births place it above 65.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kameo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kameo's full recorded timeline at 1994, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kameo popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2016
- Peak year (1987)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kameo popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2016 (Kameo as boys' name)
Kameo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (62 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Kameo's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kameo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 62 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kameo's data
- Kameo's decade-level peak was the 1990s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kameo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1975–2016 (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 Kameo 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.