Kemet
The Story of Kemet
As a girl name
Kemet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2016, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 6 births, good for #14,326 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Kemets. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 12 Kemets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kemet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 19 births, good for #4,943 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Kemets. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,127 among boy names with 10 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 194 Kemets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kemet
Kemet is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 194 births in the dataset. Kemet's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #4,943. Use the chart and map above to compare Kemet'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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