Girls' name · since 1957
Kamla
Kamla has 73 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kamla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 73 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamla has been recorded 73 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1990.
- #30,649 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 73 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamla ranks #30,649 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #30,649 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kamla's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kamla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kamla's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kamla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1990
- Peak year (1969)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kamla by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (31 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Kamla's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kamla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 31 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Kamla's decade-level peak was the 1970s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kamla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1957–1990 (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 Kamla 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.