US rank #11178 Boys' name Peak 2007 293 births

Kamuela — #11178 US boys' name

293 babies named Kamuela in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s691990s562000s912010s412020s12
#11178
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kamuela was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kamuela in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamuela

The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Kamuela between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kamuela currently holds the #11178 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamuela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kamuela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 211 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kamuela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamuela 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 293 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.

Kamuela at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

293

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2007

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,178

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamuela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
16
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 202420152007200219971991198319761975 9

Kamuela by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
91 births that decade — 31% of Kamuela's all-time total
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Kamuela by state

Where Kamuela concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kamuela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
211 72.0%
Hawaii share of Kamuela's total US births 72.0%

211 of 293 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamuela?
293 babies have been named Kamuela since 1975. It currently ranks #11178 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 16 births.
When was Kamuela most popular?
Kamuela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kamuela most popular?
The top states for the name Kamuela are Hawaii (211 births).
How long has the name Kamuela been used?
Kamuela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamuela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kameron, Kamden, Kamari, Kamron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.