Kamari
Kamari is a coastal village on the southeastern part of the Aegean island of Santorini, Greece, in the Cyclades archipelago with a population of 1,065 according to the 2021 census. It is part of the Municipality of Thira and is situated approximately 8 km away from the island's capital Fira.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Kamari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kamari is a coastal village on the southeastern part of the Aegean island of Santorini, Greece, in the Cyclades archipelago with a population of 1,065 according to the 2021 census. It is part of the Municipality of Thira and is situated approximately 8 km away from the island's capital Fira.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Kamari
As a girl name
American parents first put Kamari on the record books as a girl name in 1979, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 343 Kamaris were born — ranking #813 that year. About 36% of every Kamari on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kamari ranks #982 for girls with 263 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kamari as a boy name dates back to 1978, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 885 newborns named Kamari — #368 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Kamari on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kamari ranks #372 for boys with 878 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). All told, over 13K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kamari
Kamari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Kamari's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #368. Use the chart and map above to compare Kamari'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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