Kamil
Kamil is a name used in a number of languages.
- Arabic
- Czech
- Slovak
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Kamil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kamil is a name used in a number of languages.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Czech
- Slovak
- Polish
The Story of Kamil
As a girl name
Kamil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 24 Kamils were born — ranking #5,485 that year. As of 2026, Kamil ranks #10,061 for girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-54%). In total, more than 547 Kamils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kamil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1975, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 82 Kamils were born — ranking #1,713 that year. As of 2026, Kamil ranks #2,874 for boys with 44 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 2K Kamils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kamil
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kamil. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kamil
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About the name Kamil
Kamil is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kamil's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,655. Use the chart and map above to compare Kamil'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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