Recorded 1999–2021 Girls' name Peak 2008 120 births

Kemara — girls' name

120 babies named Kemara in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s762010s332020s5

The verdict

120 girls have been named Kemara since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

120
total births
1999–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Kemara was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kemara in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kemara

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Kemara between 1999 and 2021, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kemara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kemara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kemara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kemara 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 120 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.

Kemara at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

120

Since 1999

23 years of records

Peak year

2008

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1999

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kemara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1999

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2008)
15
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 2021201120092007200520021999 6

Kemara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
76 births that decade — 63% of Kemara's all-time total
1990s62000s762010s332020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kemara?
120 babies have been named Kemara since 1999. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2008 with 15 births.
When was Kemara most popular?
Kemara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Kemara been used?
Kemara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 23 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kemara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kemberly, Kemora, Kemani, Kemya, 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, 1999–2021 (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.