US rank #3901 Girls' name Peak 1980 8,879 births

Kami — #3901 US girls' name

8,879 babies named Kami in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s431960s8471970s24381980s20271990s13002000s12682010s6982020s258
#3901
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Kami was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

307 babies were named Kami in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kami

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,879 babies named Kami between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kami currently holds the #3901 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 307 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kami performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 2,438 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kami shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 685 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Kami in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kami 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 8,879 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.

Kami at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,879

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

1980

307 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#3,901

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kami popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
307
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420152006199719881979197019611957 7

Kami popularity over time — boys

52 total births recorded since 2004 (Kami as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 52 births
4681012 202320222020201720132010200720062004 5

Kami by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
2,438 births that decade — 27% of Kami's all-time total
1950s431960s8471970s24381980s20271990s13002000s12682010s6982020s258

Kami by state

Where Kami concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kami
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
685 7.7%
#2 California
624 7.0%
#3 Utah
615 6.9%
#4 Ohio
308 3.5%
#5 Michigan
266 3.0%
#6 Washington
251 2.8%
#7 Illinois
231 2.6%
#8 Indiana
211 2.4%
Texas share of Kami's total US births 7.7%
Even split

685 of 8,879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Kami appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kami?
8,879 babies have been named Kami since 1957. It currently ranks #3901 among girls. The peak year was 1980 with 307 births.
When was Kami most popular?
Kami was most popular in the 1970s decade with 2,438 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Kami most popular?
The top states for the name Kami are Texas (685 births), California (624 births), Utah (615 births).
How long has the name Kami been used?
Kami has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kami?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kamryn, Kamila, Kamilah, Kamari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1957–2024 (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.