Boys' name · since 1975
Kamuela
298 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.
- #10,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,370 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kamuela currently ranks #12370 among boys' names in America, with 298 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Kamuela recorded 298 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #12370 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #10,629 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,370 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 298 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamuela ranks #10,629 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,370 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 298 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,370 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kamuela's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kamuela compares
298 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kamuela's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamuela | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 298 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kamuela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kamuela splits its recorded history at 2000: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kamuela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Kamuela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (91 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Kamuela's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kamuela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 91 births (31% of all-time use).
Kamuela by state
Where Kamuela concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 211 | 70.8% |
211 of 298 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kamuela's data
- Kamuela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Kamuelas (211 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
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 Kamuela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Kamuela 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.