How Many People Are Named Kameelah?
An estimated 442 people in the United States have the first name Kameelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Kameelah peaked in popularity in 1977 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kameelah 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 Kameelah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
442
About 1 in 775,462 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1977
43 births
Total Registered
462
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kameelah
Kameelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 462 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kameelah as a female name
Ranked #16,366 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (43 births)
Kameelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kameelah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 115 babies were registered. While Kameelah is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kameelah by Decade
How has Kameelah 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.
Kameelah by State
Birth registrations for Kameelah span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, California. On average, about 16 Kameelahs were registered per state.
Kameelah + Last Name Combinations
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Kameelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kameelah?
We estimate approximately 442 people named Kameelah 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 775,462 Americans share this first name.
Is Kameelah a common name?
Kameelah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 462 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kameelah most popular?
Kameelah reached peak popularity in 1977, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kameelah is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kameelah a female name?
Kameelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kameelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kameelah Smith, Kameelah Johnson, Kameelah 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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