US rank #12639 Boys' name Peak 1997 74 births

Kemo — #12639 US boys' name

74 babies named Kemo in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s121990s242000s52010s52020s5
#12639
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kemo was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kemo in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kemo

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Kemo between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kemo currently holds the #12639 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kemo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kemo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kemo 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 74 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.

Kemo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

74

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,639

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kemo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
456789 2024200319961993198019761973 7

Kemo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 32% of Kemo's all-time total
1970s231980s121990s242000s52010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kemo?
74 babies have been named Kemo since 1973. It currently ranks #12639 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Kemo most popular?
Kemo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Kemo been used?
Kemo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kemo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kemper, Kemari, Kemp, Kemarion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–2024 (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.