Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Kamani

Gender Unisex · 62% girls Rank 2025 #2,134 Trend ↑ Rising 38%
Rank 2025
#2,134
among girls · ↑409 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
123
named Kamani · +26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,264
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
123 babies
All-time total
1,950
#6,586 all-time among girls
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Kamani popularity over time

1,950 babies have been named Kamani since 1991, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 26 100 126 13 – #7,771
2000s 307 215 522 52 +314% #3,188
2010s 440 250 690 69 +32% #2,922
2020s (to 2025) 434 178 612 102 +48% #2,134

Where Kamani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 94 0.06 outside top 500
2027 100 0.06 outside top 500
2028 105 0.07 outside top 500
2029 110 0.07 outside top 500
2030 114 0.07 outside top 500

Where Kamani is most popular

Girls named Kamani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.045 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kamani born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 10 0.214 +378%
Louisiana 11 0.126 +181%
South Carolina 10 0.111 +149%
North Carolina 25 0.110 +145%
Georgia 19 0.084 +87%
Texas 41 0.051 +14%
Illinois 11 0.048 +7%
Maryland 5 0.047 +5%
Virginia 6 0.035 -21%
Ohio 5 0.021 -53%
Florida 9 0.021 -53%
New York 6 0.015 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kamani

Kamani is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,134 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 1,950 American babies have been named Kamani, about 62% girls and 38% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 123 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kamani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kamani?

The median living Kamani is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 18. An estimated 1,900 people named Kamani are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kamani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 88 #2,134 35 #3,346
2024 70 #2,543 28 #3,931
2023 65 #2,684 27 #4,064
2022 72 #2,501 23 #4,504
2021 68 #2,574 40 #3,049
2020 71 #2,455 25 #4,083
2019 56 #2,944 26 #4,060
2018 41 #3,706 13 #6,529
2017 38 #3,952 16 #5,660
2016 44 #3,556 26 #4,048
2015 30 #4,656 21 #4,625
2014 39 #3,881 25 #4,071
2013 35 #4,201 19 #4,889
2012 50 #3,291 41 #2,889
2011 48 #3,379 30 #3,556
2010 59 #2,922 33 #3,348
2009 50 #3,324 25 #4,107
2008 53 #3,188 18 #5,169
2007 35 #4,338 33 #3,347
2006 32 #4,515 31 #3,421
2005 28 #4,767 20 #4,390
2004 31 #4,435 20 #4,346
2003 26 #4,869 20 #4,198
2002 13 #8,043 16 #4,809
2001 18 #6,182 20 #4,039
2000 21 #5,397 12 #5,744
1995 11 #7,771 11 #5,328
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kamani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kamani?

The median living Kamani is about 11 years old. Half of all living Kamanis are between 4 and 18 years old.

How many people named Kamani are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Kamani are alive in the United States, based on 1,950 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kamani in 2025?

Kamani ranked #2,134 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kamani?

1,950 babies have been named Kamani in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kamani most popular?

Kamani peaked in 2025, when 123 newborns received the name.

Is Kamani a boy or girl name?

Kamani is used for both: about 62% of babies named Kamani have been girls and 38% boys.

Is the name Kamani rising or falling?

Kamani is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kamani become more popular?

Kamani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 114 girls named Kamani in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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