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Kamara

Girl

Meaning of Kamara: African: meaning 'moon' or 'glowing'

Kamara is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3779th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3779

37 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,092

First recorded 1965 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 28 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 21 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 26 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 31 babies1993: 22 babies1994: 32 babies1995: 34 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 31 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 36 babies20002001: 38 babies2002: 46 babies2003: 30 babies2004: 54 babies2005: 72 babies2006: 84 babies2007: 88 babies2008: 75 babies2009: 86 babies2010: 79 babies20102011: 64 babies2012: 63 babies2013: 61 babies2014: 40 babies2015: 42 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 53 babies2018: 34 babies2019: 76 babies2020: 58 babies20202021: 75 babies2022: 58 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 44 babies2025: 37 babies
US babies named Kamara per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 88.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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