Girls' name · since 1998
Kemya
Kemya has 605 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 605
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
605 girls have been named Kemya since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kemya recorded 605 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #10,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 605 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemya ranks #10,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 605 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 605
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kemya's 605 recorded births place it above 85.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Kemya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kemya splits its recorded history at 2011: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kemya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kemya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (348 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Kemya's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Kemya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
348 births
- 2010s
2010s
193 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 348 births (58% of all-time use).
How Kemya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kemya's total volume
Kemya by state
Where Kemya concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 24 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 12 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
24 of 605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kemya's data
- Kemya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (348 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kemyas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kemya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Kemya 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.