Kamali
The Story of Kamali
As a girl name
Kamali first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1979, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 11 births, good for #9,053 nationwide. About 32% of every Kamali on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Kamali last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 125 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kamali as a boy name dates back to 1977, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Kamali — #6,513 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Kamali on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kamali last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 13 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 150 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kamali
Kamali is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 150 births in the dataset. Kamali's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Kamali's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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