How Many People Are Named Kami?
An estimated 8,359 people in the United States have the first name Kami. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Kami peaked in popularity in 1980 with 307 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kami 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 Kami paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kami is overwhelmingly female, 52 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,359
About 1 in 41,004 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1980
307 births
Total Registered
8,931
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kami
Kami is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,931 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Kami as a male name
Ranked #11,516 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2022 (10 births)
Kami as a female name
Ranked #3,909 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (307 births)
Kami: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kami span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,438 babies were registered. Kami has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kami by Decade
How has Kami 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.
Kami by State
Birth registrations for Kami span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Utah. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Carolina, New Jersey. On average, about 133 Kamis were registered per state.
Kami + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kami as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kami
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kami: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kami?
We estimate approximately 8,359 people named Kami 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 41,004 Americans share this first name.
Is Kami a common name?
Kami is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,931 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kami most popular?
Kami reached peak popularity in 1980, when 307 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kami is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kami a female name?
Kami is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kami Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kami Smith, Kami Johnson, Kami 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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