Kamsi
Kamsi is a town in the Ramongo Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso.
Meaning & Origin of Kamsi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kamsi is a town in the Ramongo Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso.
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The Story of Kamsi
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kamsi as a girl name dates back to 2014, when 6 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Kamsi — #14,553 in the national rankings. Kamsi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kamsi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 7 births, good for #9,567 nationwide. About 77% of every Kamsi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kamsi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 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 Kamsi
Kamsi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Kamsi's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #9,567. Use the chart and map above to compare Kamsi'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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