Unisex name · since 1994
Kemet
182 babies named Kemet in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,081 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kemet is the #10081 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 182 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemet has been recorded 182 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #10081 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #13,539 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,081 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 182 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemet ranks #13,539 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,081 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 182 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,081 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kemet's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kemet compares
182 36th percentile among 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
Kemet's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kemet | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kemet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kemet splits its recorded history at 2018: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kemet popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kemet popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2016 (Kemet as girls' name)
Kemet by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Kemet's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kemet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kemet's data
- Kemet's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kemet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Kemet 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.