Boys' name · since 1989
Kemar
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 606 babies named Kemar, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,954 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kemar is the #6954 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 606 recorded since 1989.
Kemar has 606 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6954 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,027 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,954 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 606 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemar ranks #7,027 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,954 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 606 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,954 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 606
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kemar's 606 recorded births place it above 84.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kemar compares
606 Top 40% higher than 60% of 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
Kemar's all-time total is 64% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kemar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 606 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kemar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kemar's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kemar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kemar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (210 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Kemar's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kemar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
210 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 210 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kemar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kemar's total volume
Kemar by state
Where Kemar concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 111 | 18.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 34 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.8% |
111 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kemar's data
- Kemar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (210 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kemars (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kemar
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kemar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kemar 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.