How Many People Are Named Kama?
An estimated 645 people in the United States have the first name Kama. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Kama peaked in popularity in 1970 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kama paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
645
About 1 in 531,402 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1970
39 births
Total Registered
710
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kama
Kama is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 710 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kama as a female name
Ranked #15,877 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 1970 (39 births)
Kama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kama span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 293 babies were registered. Kama has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kama by Decade
How has Kama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kama by State
Birth registrations for Kama span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Oklahoma, New York, California. On average, about 9 Kamas were registered per state.
Kama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kama
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kama?
We estimate approximately 645 people named Kama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 531,402 Americans share this first name.
Is Kama a common name?
Kama is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 710 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kama most popular?
Kama reached peak popularity in 1970, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kama is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kama a female name?
Kama is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kama Smith, Kama Johnson, Kama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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