Girls' name · since 1999
Kemaya
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 168 babies named Kemaya, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 168
- total births
- 1999–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Kemaya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 168 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemaya has been recorded 168 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2022.
- 168 total births
- 1999–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kemaya's 168 recorded births place it above 70% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Kemaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kemaya's full recorded timeline at 2010, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kemaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2022
- Peak year (2007)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kemaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kemaya's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kemaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 87 births (52% of all-time use).
Kemaya by state
Where Kemaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 168 births nationwide.
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- Kemaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kemayas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kemaya: Baby Name Since 1999 - 168 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kemaya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kemaya 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 July 2026.