How Many People Are Named Kamala?
An estimated 1,157 people in the United States have the first name Kamala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Kamala peaked in popularity in 1964 with 105 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kamala 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 Kamala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,157
About 1 in 296,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1964
105 births
Total Registered
1,285
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kamala
Kamala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,285 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kamala as a female name
Ranked #8,146 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (105 births)
Kamala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kamala span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 463 babies were registered. Kamala has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kamala by Decade
How has Kamala 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.
Kamala by State
Birth registrations for Kamala span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia. On average, about 20 Kamalas were registered per state.
Kamala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kamala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamala?
We estimate approximately 1,157 people named Kamala 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 296,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Kamala a common name?
Kamala is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,285 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kamala most popular?
Kamala reached peak popularity in 1964, when 105 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kamala is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kamala a female name?
Kamala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kamala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kamala Smith, Kamala Johnson, Kamala 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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