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
Kameo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 11 Kameos were born — ranking #6,335 that year. As of 2026, Kameo ranks #16,210 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 121 Kameos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kameo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2016, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 5 Kameos were born — ranking #12,182 that year. As of 2026, Kameo ranks #12,141 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Kameos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through 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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