Boys' name · since 1970
Kemuel
612 babies named Kemuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,983 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,989 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 612
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kemuel currently ranks #3989 among boys' names in America, with 612 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemuel has been recorded 612 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #3989 nationally and more common than 71% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #6,983 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,989 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 612 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemuel ranks #6,983 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,989 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 612 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,983 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,989 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 612
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kemuel's 612 recorded births place it above 84.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kemuel compares
612 Top 40% higher than 60% of 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
Kemuel's all-time total is 66% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kemuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 612 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kemuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kemuel's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kemuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kemuel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (205 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Kemuel's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kemuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 76
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 205 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kemuel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kemuel's total volume
Kemuel by state
Where Kemuel concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 21 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.8% |
21 of 612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kemuel's data
- Kemuel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (205 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kemuels (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
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 Kemuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Kemuel 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.