Kamel
Kamel is a given name meaning perfect or the perfect one. It may refer to:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Kamel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kamel is a given name meaning perfect or the perfect one. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Kamel
Kamel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 24 Kamels were born — ranking #4,130 that year. As of 2026, Kamel ranks #7,118 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 610 Kamels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kamel
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About the name Kamel
Kamel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 610 births in the dataset. Kamel's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #3,018. Use the chart and map above to compare Kamel'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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