Girls' name · since 1971
Kemba
Kemba has 169 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 169
- total births
- 1971–1999
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that decade
Kemba sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 169 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Kemba recorded 169 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1999.
- 169 total births
- 1971–1999 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 85% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kemba's 169 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 New York.
Kemba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kemba splits its recorded history at 1977: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kemba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1999
- Peak year (1972)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kemba by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kemba's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Kemba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
144 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 144 births (85% of all-time use).
Kemba by state
Where Kemba concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 9.5% |
16 of 169 births nationwide.
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- Kemba's decade-level peak was the 1970s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kembas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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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, 1971–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kemba: Baby Name Since 1971 - 169 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kemba. 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 Kemba 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.