Recorded 1957–1990 Girls' name Peak 1969 68 births

Kamla — girls' name

68 babies named Kamla in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s271970s261980s51990s5
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kamla was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kamla in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamla

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Kamla between 1957 and 1990, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamla performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kamla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamla 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 68 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.

Kamla at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

68

Since 1957

34 years of records

Peak year

1969

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1957

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1990

Kamla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1957

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1969)
9
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Kamla by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
27 births that decade — 40% of Kamla's all-time total
1950s51960s271970s261980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamla?
68 babies have been named Kamla since 1957. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1969 with 9 births.
When was Kamla most popular?
Kamla was most popular in the 1960s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Kamla been used?
Kamla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 34 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kamla?
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.

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, 1957–1990 (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.