US rank #3656 Girls' name Peak 2009 935 births

Kamira — #3656 US girls' name

935 babies named Kamira in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s752000s3142010s3272020s196
#3656
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kamira was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

69 babies were named Kamira in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamira

The Social Security Administration has registered 935 babies named Kamira between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamira currently holds the #3656 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 327 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kamira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamira in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamira 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 935 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.

Kamira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

935

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2009

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,656

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
69
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Kamira by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
327 births that decade — 35% of Kamira's all-time total
1980s231990s752000s3142010s3272020s196

Kamira by state

Where Kamira concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kamira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
33 3.5%
#2 Maryland
22 2.4%
#3 North Carolina
9 1.0%
#4 New York
8 0.9%
#5 Virginia
7 0.7%
#6 California
5 0.5%
#7 Illinois
5 0.5%
#8 Michigan
5 0.5%
Georgia share of Kamira's total US births 3.5%
Even split

33 of 935 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Kamira appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamira?
935 babies have been named Kamira since 1983. It currently ranks #3656 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 69 births.
When was Kamira most popular?
Kamira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 327 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Kamira most popular?
The top states for the name Kamira are Georgia (33 births), Maryland (22 births), North Carolina (9 births).
How long has the name Kamira been used?
Kamira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kamryn, Kamila, Kami, Kamilah, 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, 1983–2024 (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.