Unisex name · since 1994

Kemani

683 babies named Kemani in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,660 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,510 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
683
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade

683 babies have been named Kemani since 1994, making it today's #4510 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemani has been recorded 683 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #4510 nationally and more common than 74% 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 1994 to 2025.

  • #9,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,510 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 683 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemani ranks #9,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,510 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 683 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,660 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,510 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
683
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%73.9%
Kemani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kemani's 683 recorded births place it above 86.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.

How Kemani compares

683 Top 39% higher than 61% of 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

Kemani's all-time total is 82% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kemani Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 683 376 567,345
Peak-year births 47 21 19,840

Kemani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kemani splits its recorded history at 2010: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kemani popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
47
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
01020304050 199419992003200720112015201920232025 31

Kemani popularity over time - boys

519 total births recorded since 1994 (Kemani as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 519 births
010203040 199419992003200720112015201920232025 22

Kemani by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (280 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Kemani's strongest decade.

280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Kemani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 280 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kemani compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kemani's total volume

Kemani vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -57, 4.7%-19, 17.7%-146, 3.1%-6, 26.5%-94, 5%-119, 3.1%-29, 6.6%-52, 7.3%-29, 7.5%-115, 3.7%-26, 15.3%-23, 15.9%-32, 5.1%-42, 5.1%-36, 6.8%Kemani-32, 6.9%Kemani
Kemani vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kemani by state

Where Kemani concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kemani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
11 1.6%
#2 New York
6 0.9%
#3 Florida
5 0.7%
#4 Georgia
5 0.7%
#5 Illinois
5 0.7%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.7%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.7%
Louisiana share of Kemani's total US births 1.6%
Even split

11 of 683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kemani?
683 babies have been named Kemani since 1994. All-time, it sits at #9,660 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,510 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 47 births.
Where does Kemani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemani ranks #9,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,510 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kemani most popular?
Kemani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 280 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Kemani most popular?
The top states for the name Kemani are Louisiana (11 births), New York (6 births), Florida (5 births).
Is Kemani a unisex name?
Yes, Kemani is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 683 births, and as a boy's name it has 519 births.
How long has the name Kemani been used?
The SSA has tracked Kemani since 1994 -- 32 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Kemani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kemberly, Kemora, Kemya, Kemari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kemani's data

  • Kemani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (280 total births) through the 2020s (154) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Louisiana records the most Kemanis (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kemani

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kemani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2025 (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 Kemani 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.