Girls' name · since 1963
Kamila
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 20,098 babies named Kamila, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #357 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,098
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
20,098 babies have been named Kamila since 1963, making it today's #357 girls' name.
Kamila has 20,098 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #357 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, 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 1963 to 2025.
- #1,067 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #357 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,098 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamila ranks #1,067 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #357 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,098 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #357 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,098
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamila's 20,098 recorded births place it above 98.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kamila compares
20,098 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kamila's all-time total is 53x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,098 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,383 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kamila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamila's full recorded timeline at 1997, 98% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 2% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 1,383 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 1,383
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Kamila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,593 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Kamila's strongest decade.
9,593 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kamila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 110
1970s
110 births
- 1980s 153
1980s
153 births
- 1990s 386
1990s
386 births
- 2000s 2,651
2000s
2,651 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,593 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,187 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,593 births (48% of all-time use).
How Kamila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kamila's total volume
Kamila by state
Where Kamila concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,924 | 24.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,916 | 19.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,546 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,132 | 5.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,015 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 746 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 542 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 428 | 2.1% |
4,924 of 20,098 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Kamila appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kamila's data
- Kamila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9,593 total births) through the 2020s (7,187) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kamilas (4,924 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kamila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Kamila 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.