Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Kamari

Meaning A male or female given name Gender Unisex · 32% girls Rank 2025 #391 Trend ↑ Rising 35%

A male or female given name.

Rank 2025
#391
among boys · ↓2 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,014
named Kamari · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,106
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
1,229 babies
All-time total
18,390
#1,059 all-time among boys
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Kamari popularity over time

18,390 babies have been named Kamari since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

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
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 9 6 15 2 – #5,423
1980s 30 20 50 5 +233% #5,389
1990s 268 368 636 64 +1172% #1,232
2000s 1,610 2,819 4,429 443 +596% #532
2010s 2,223 4,295 6,518 652 +47% #464
2020s (to 2025) 1,705 5,037 6,742 1,124 +72% #366

Where Kamari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 860 0.50 #371
2027 904 0.53 #363
2028 944 0.55 #345
2029 978 0.57 #340
2030 1,009 0.59 #335

Where Kamari is most popular

Boys named Kamari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.490 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Delaware, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kamari 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 157 2.76 +463%
Delaware 25 1.65 +236%
Alabama 175 1.60 +226%
Maryland 167 1.40 +186%
Georgia 325 1.28 +162%
Louisiana 118 1.15 +135%
South Carolina 116 1.12 +129%
North Carolina 283 1.11 +126%
Tennessee 149 0.825 +68%
Virginia 151 0.796 +62%
Florida 355 0.750 +53%
Arkansas 43 0.679 +39%
Kentucky 65 0.648 +32%
Indiana 101 0.630 +28%
Pennsylvania 160 0.603 +23%
Michigan 118 0.576 +17%
Missouri 77 0.556 +13%
New Jersey 105 0.522 +6%
Iowa 34 0.493 ≈ national
Wisconsin 58 0.490 ≈ national
Illinois 125 0.489 ≈ national
Ohio 129 0.487 ≈ national
District of Columbia 7 0.474 ≈ national
Nevada 27 0.474 ≈ national
Texas 398 0.452 -8%
Oklahoma 39 0.441 -10%
New York 181 0.418 -15%
Minnesota 48 0.391 -20%
Connecticut 25 0.369 -25%
Colorado 44 0.341 -30%
Arizona 54 0.330 -33%
West Virginia 10 0.306 -38%
New Mexico 10 0.303 -38%
Washington 41 0.251 -49%
Kansas 13 0.190 -61%
California 154 0.168 -66%
Massachusetts 23 0.167 -66%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Kamari

Kamari is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #391 in 2025 with 811 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 18,390 American babies have been named Kamari, about 68% boys and 32% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 1,229 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 Kamari stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kamari?

The median living Kamari is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 16. An estimated 18 thousand people named Kamari are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Kamari 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 203 #1,142 811 #391
2024 232 #1,072 841 #389
2023 343 #814 886 #366
2022 318 #875 886 #368
2021 339 #820 812 #391
2020 270 #950 801 #384
2019 310 #865 640 #464
2018 230 #1,090 499 #555
2017 255 #1,018 431 #613
2016 195 #1,256 401 #655
2015 158 #1,458 367 #686
2014 184 #1,295 325 #736
2013 198 #1,215 320 #730
2012 233 #1,073 410 #608
2011 233 #1,059 432 #581
2010 227 #1,096 470 #539
2009 286 #936 501 #532
2008 296 #926 488 #542
2007 246 #1,067 420 #599
2006 204 #1,191 345 #664
2005 139 #1,502 276 #734
2004 108 #1,775 223 #807
2003 101 #1,836 187 #899
2002 94 #1,891 154 #1,010
2001 70 #2,298 129 #1,104
2000 66 #2,354 96 #1,338
1995 30 #3,625 25 #2,886
1990 10 #8,165 5 #8,801
1985 – – – –
1980 5 #11,106 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kamari?

The median living Kamari is about 9 years old. Half of all living Kamaris are between 4 and 16 years old.

How many people named Kamari are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Kamari are alive in the United States, based on 18,390 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kamari mean?

A male or female given name.

How popular is the name Kamari in 2025?

Kamari ranked #391 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 811 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kamari?

18,390 babies have been named Kamari in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kamari most popular?

Kamari peaked in 2023, when 1,229 newborns received the name.

Is Kamari a boy or girl name?

Kamari is used for both: about 32% of babies named Kamari have been girls and 68% boys.

Is the name Kamari rising or falling?

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

Will Kamari become more popular?

Kamari is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,009 boys named Kamari in 2030, which would rank around #335. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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