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
Kemani's 683 recorded births place it above 86.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2011)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Currently ranks #4510 among girls.
683 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 47 births in a single year.
Kemani popularity over time - boys
519 total births recorded since 1994 (Kemani as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Kemani accounts for 43% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
211 births
- 2010s
2010s
280 births
- 2020s
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 280 births (41% of all-time use).
Kemani decade highlights
- Peak decade 280 births
- Runner-up 211 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Kemani concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| 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% |
11 of 683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Louisiana 1.6% of nationwide
- New York 0.9% of nationwide
- Florida 0.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 0.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Louisiana accounts for 1.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~31 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, 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.
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