How Many People Are Named Kemi?
An estimated 359 people in the United States have the first name Kemi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Kemi peaked in popularity in 2022 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kemi 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 Kemi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
359
About 1 in 954,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2022
17 births
Total Registered
376
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kemi
Kemi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 376 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kemi as a female name
Ranked #9,871 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (17 births)
Kemi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kemi span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 71 babies were registered. While Kemi is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kemi by Decade
How has Kemi 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.
Kemi by State
Kemi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kemi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kemi
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kemi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kemi?
We estimate approximately 359 people named Kemi 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 954,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Kemi a common name?
Kemi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 376 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kemi most popular?
Kemi reached peak popularity in 2022, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kemi is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kemi a female name?
Kemi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kemi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kemi Smith, Kemi Johnson, Kemi 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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