Girls' name · since 1971
Kamilah
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 6,489 babies named Kamilah, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,181 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,027 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,489
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamilah currently ranks #2027 among girls' names in America, with 6,489 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Kamilah recorded 6,489 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #2027 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,181 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,027 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,489 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamilah ranks #2,181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,027 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,489 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,181 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,027 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,489
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamilah's 6,489 recorded births place it above 96.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kamilah compares
6,489 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Kamilah's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamilah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,489 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 341 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kamilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamilah's full recorded timeline at 1998, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 341 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 341
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kamilah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,435 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Kamilah's strongest decade.
2,435 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kamilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 647
1970s
647 births
- 1980s 678
1980s
678 births
- 1990s 486
1990s
486 births
- 2000s 926
2000s
926 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,435 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,317 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,435 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kamilah 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 Kamilah's total volume
Kamilah by state
Where Kamilah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,305 | 20.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 824 | 12.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 429 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 368 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 228 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 152 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 117 | 1.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 88 | 1.4% |
1,305 of 6,489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Kamilah appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kamilah's data
- Kamilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,435 total births) through the 2020s (1,317) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kamilahs (1,305 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 Kamilah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Kamilah 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.