How Many People Are Named Kamela?
An estimated 708 people in the United States have the first name Kamela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Kamela peaked in popularity in 1969 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kamela 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 Kamela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
708
About 1 in 484,116 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1969
39 births
Total Registered
775
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kamela
Kamela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 775 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kamela as a female name
Ranked #9,932 in 2023
10 female births in 2023
Peak: 1969 (39 births)
Kamela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kamela span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 230 babies were registered. Kamela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kamela by Decade
How has Kamela 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.
Kamela by State
Kamela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kamela
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Kamela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamela?
We estimate approximately 708 people named Kamela 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 484,116 Americans share this first name.
Is Kamela a common name?
Kamela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 775 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kamela most popular?
Kamela reached peak popularity in 1969, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kamela is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kamela a female name?
Kamela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kamela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kamela Smith, Kamela Johnson, Kamela 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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