Kameo
Kameo: Elements of Power is a 2005 action-adventure video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios.
Meaning & Origin of Kameo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kameo: Elements of Power is a 2005 action-adventure video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Game Studios.
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The Story of Kameo
As a girl name
American parents first put Kameo on the record books as a girl name in 1975, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 11 Kameos were born — ranking #6,335 that year. About 51% of every Kameo on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kameo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 121 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kameo as a boy name dates back to 2016, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Kameo — #12,182 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Kameo on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kameo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kameo
Kameo is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 121 births in the dataset. Kameo's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #6,335. Use the chart and map above to compare Kameo'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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