Kamari
Kamari was the 391st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 811 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 366th; the most babies were born in 2022 (886). Over the last ten years it has moved up 295 places. More babies were named Kamari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it kuh-MAR-ee /kəˈmɑri/
- Rank in 2025
- #391 boys, down 7 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 811boys
- Girls and boys
- 25% girls, 75% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022886 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,390babies recorded
What does the name Kamari mean?
Kamari is a modern American name used for both boys and girls since the late 1970s. Wiktionary lists it as a given name without etymology. It is often said online to be Swahili or Kikuyu for "moonlight", but this is not confirmed by the sources consulted. It may be related to the similar names Amari and Kamaria, but no documented origin is available.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin.
Other explanations you may read: Swahili for 'moonlight'.
Related names: Amari, Kamaria.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kamari', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Kamari popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,142 | #391 | 203 | 811 |
| 2020 | #950 | #384 | 270 | 801 |
| 2010 | #1,096 | #539 | 227 | 470 |
| 2000 | #2,354 | #1,338 | 66 | 96 |
| 1990 | #8,165 | #8,801 | 10 | 5 |
| 1980 | #11,106 | — | 5 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kamari, counting every spelling?
Kamari is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #365 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #391 for Kamari on its own. Together these spellings went to 924 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamari | 811 | #391 | 4,236 |
| Camari | 86 | #1,840 | 421 |
| Kamaree | 16 | #5,720 | 69 |
| Kamarri | 11 | #7,422 | 53 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kamari?
811 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kamari (0.22 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kamari born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 10 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kamari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kamari?
About 12,400 people born in the US named Kamari are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 17. That makes Kamari a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kamari by state
How common Kamari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.6×), Delaware (3.4×), Alabama (3.3×), Maryland (2.9×), Georgia (2.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in California, Massachusetts, Kansas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kamari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kamari, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kamari · Sibling names for Kamari
Questions about the name Kamari
How popular is the name Kamari?
Kamari was the 391st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 811 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 366th; the most babies were born in 2022 (886). Over the last ten years it has moved up 295 places. More babies were named Kamari in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kamari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 25% girls, 75% boys given the name Kamari in the US.
Where is Kamari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kamari was most common in Mississippi (2.76 per 1,000 boys), followed by Delaware and Alabama.