How Many People Are Named Kamya?
An estimated 3,587 people in the United States have the first name Kamya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Kamya peaked in popularity in 2009 with 278 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kamya 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 Kamya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kamya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,587
About 1 in 95,555 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
278 births
Total Registered
3,627
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kamya
Kamya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,627 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kamya as a female name
Ranked #3,411 in 2024
46 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (278 births)
Kamya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kamya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,753 babies were registered. Kamya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kamya by Decade
How has Kamya 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.
Kamya by State
Birth registrations for Kamya span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, Illinois. The lowest are in Minnesota, Arizona, Oklahoma. On average, about 100 Kamyas were registered per state.
Kamya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kamya
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kamya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamya?
We estimate approximately 3,587 people named Kamya 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 95,555 Americans share this first name.
Is Kamya a common name?
Kamya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,627 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kamya most popular?
Kamya reached peak popularity in 2009, when 278 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kamya is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kamya a female name?
Kamya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kamya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kamya Smith, Kamya Johnson, Kamya 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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