Recorded 2000–2023 Girls' name Peak 2016 49 births

Kumba — girls' name

49 babies named Kumba in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s182010s212020s10
2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kumba was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kumba in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kumba

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Kumba between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kumba currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kumba performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kumba shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kumba 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 49 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.

Kumba at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

49

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kumba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
45678910 20232022201720162010200820042000 5

Kumba by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 43% of Kumba's all-time total
2000s182010s212020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kumba?
49 babies have been named Kumba since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
When was Kumba most popular?
Kumba was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Kumba been used?
Kumba has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kumba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kumari, Kumiko, Kum, Kumani, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2000–2023 (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.