Girls' name · since 2006
Kamylah
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 333 babies named Kamylah, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,279 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
333 babies have been named Kamylah since 2006, making it today's #9279 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamylah has been recorded 333 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #9279 nationally and more common than 46% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #15,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,279 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 333 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamylah ranks #15,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,279 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 333 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,279 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamylah's 333 recorded births place it above 79.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kamylah compares
333 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kamylah's all-time total is 11% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 333 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kamylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamylah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kamylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (178 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Kamylah's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Kamylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 178 births (53% of all-time use).
Kamylah by state
Where Kamylah concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.8% |
6 of 333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kamylah's data
- Kamylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (178 total births) through the 2020s (113) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kamylahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Kamylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Kamylah 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.