Recorded 1999–2022 Girls' name Peak 2007 168 births

Kemaya — girls' name

168 babies named Kemaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s872010s692020s5

The verdict

168 girls have been named Kemaya since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

168
total births
1999–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kemaya was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kemaya in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kemaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Kemaya between 1999 and 2022, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kemaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kemaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kemaya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kemaya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kemaya 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 168 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.

Kemaya at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

168

Since 1999

24 years of records

Peak year

2007

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1999

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2022

Kemaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1999

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2007)
20
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 2022201520122009200620031999 7

Kemaya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
87 births that decade — 52% of Kemaya's all-time total
1990s72000s872010s692020s5

Kemaya by state

Where Kemaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kemaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 3.0%
Georgia share of Kemaya's total US births 3.0%

5 of 168 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kemaya?
168 babies have been named Kemaya since 1999. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2007 with 20 births.
When was Kemaya most popular?
Kemaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kemaya most popular?
The top states for the name Kemaya are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Kemaya been used?
Kemaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 24 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Kemaya?
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, 1999–2022 (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.