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Kamari

Unisex

Meaning of Kamari: Swahili: 'moonlight'

Kamari is a unisex name most strongly associated with Swahili naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 341st most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 800th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#341

1,014 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#800

41 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,390

First recorded 1978 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 38 babies1993: 38 babies1994: 58 babies1995: 55 babies1996: 74 babies1997: 87 babies1998: 115 babies1999: 147 babies2000: 162 babies20002001: 199 babies2002: 248 babies2003: 288 babies2004: 331 babies2005: 415 babies2006: 549 babies2007: 666 babies2008: 784 babies2009: 787 babies2010: 697 babies20102011: 665 babies2012: 643 babies2013: 518 babies2014: 509 babies2015: 525 babies2016: 596 babies2017: 686 babies2018: 729 babies2019: 950 babies2020: 1,071 babies20202021: 1,151 babies2022: 1,204 babies2023: 1,229 babies2024: 1,073 babies2025: 1,014 babies
US babies named Kamari per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,229.

Gender split

68% boys · 32% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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