US rank #2151 Girls' name Peak 2024 205 births

Kaomi — #2151 US girls' name

205 babies named Kaomi in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s52010s182020s177
#2151
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Kaomi was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

88 babies were named Kaomi in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaomi

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Kaomi between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaomi currently holds the #2151 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaomi performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaomi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaomi in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaomi 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 205 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.

Kaomi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

205

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2024

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,151

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaomi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
88
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080100 2024202320222021202020192013201120091982 5

Kaomi by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
177 births that decade — 86% of Kaomi's all-time total
1980s52000s52010s182020s177

Kaomi by state

Where Kaomi concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Kaomi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
15 7.3%
#2 Texas
9 4.4%
#3 Indiana
8 3.9%
#4 Ohio
7 3.4%
#5 Alabama
5 2.4%
North Carolina share of Kaomi's total US births 7.3%
Even split

15 of 205 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaomi?
205 babies have been named Kaomi since 1982. It currently ranks #2151 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 88 births.
When was Kaomi most popular?
Kaomi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kaomi most popular?
The top states for the name Kaomi are North Carolina (15 births), Texas (9 births), Indiana (8 births).
How long has the name Kaomi been used?
Kaomi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaomi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaori, Kaoir, Kao, Kaoru, 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, 1982–2024 (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.