How Many People Are Named Kamel?
An estimated 577 people in the United States have the first name Kamel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Kamel peaked in popularity in 2012 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kamel 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 Kamel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
577
About 1 in 594,028 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2012
24 births
Total Registered
590
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kamel
Kamel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 590 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kamel as a male name
Ranked #7,018 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (24 births)
Kamel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kamel span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 142 babies were registered. While Kamel is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kamel by Decade
How has Kamel 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.
Kamel by State
Kamel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kamel
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kamel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamel?
We estimate approximately 577 people named Kamel 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 594,028 Americans share this first name.
Is Kamel a common name?
Kamel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 590 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kamel most popular?
Kamel reached peak popularity in 2012, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kamel is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kamel a male name?
Kamel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kamel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kamel Smith, Kamel Johnson, Kamel 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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