US rank #292 Girls' name Peak 2022 19,240 births

Kamila — #292 US girls' name

19,240 babies named Kamila in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s181970s1101980s1531990s3862000s26512010s95932020s6329
#292
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 98% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kamila was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

1,383 babies were named Kamila in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamila

The Social Security Administration has registered 19,240 babies named Kamila between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamila currently holds the #292 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 1,383 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamila performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 9,593 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kamila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,726 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamila in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamila 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 19,240 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.

Kamila at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

19,240

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2022

1,383 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#292

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2022)
1,383
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Kamila by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
9,593 births that decade — 50% of Kamila's all-time total
1960s181970s1101980s1531990s3862000s26512010s95932020s6329

Kamila by state

Where Kamila concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kamila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,726 24.6%
#2 Texas
3,710 19.3%
#3 Florida
1,488 7.7%
#4 Illinois
1,090 5.7%
#5 New York
978 5.1%
#6 Arizona
719 3.7%
#7 New Jersey
528 2.7%
#8 Washington
405 2.1%
California share of Kamila's total US births 24.6%
Even split

4,726 of 19,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Kamila appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamila?
19,240 babies have been named Kamila since 1963. It currently ranks #292 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 1,383 births.
When was Kamila most popular?
Kamila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 9,593 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Kamila most popular?
The top states for the name Kamila are California (4,726 births), Texas (3,710 births), Florida (1,488 births).
How long has the name Kamila been used?
Kamila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kamryn, Kami, 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, 1963–2024 (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.