Kamara
Kamara is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Kamara Bacchus, British actress and radio personality Kamara Ghedi, Romanian singer Kamara James (1984–2014), American Olympic fencer
Meaning & Origin of Kamara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kamara is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Kamara Bacchus, British actress and radio personality Kamara Ghedi, Romanian singer Kamara James (1984–2014), American Olympic fencer
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The Story of Kamara
Kamara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1965, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 88 Kamaras were born — ranking #2,229 that year. As of 2026, Kamara ranks #3,823 for baby girls with 39 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 2K Kamaras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kamara
Kamara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kamara's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,229. Use the chart and map above to compare Kamara'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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