How Many People Are Named Kemya?
An estimated 598 people in the United States have the first name Kemya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Kemya peaked in popularity in 2009 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kemya 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 Kemya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
598
About 1 in 573,168 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2009
53 births
Total Registered
605
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kemya
Kemya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 605 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kemya as a female name
Ranked #16,431 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (53 births)
Kemya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kemya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 348 babies were registered. Kemya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kemya by Decade
How has Kemya 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.
Kemya by State
Birth registrations for Kemya span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Virginia, Alabama. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Ohio. On average, about 9 Kemyas were registered per state.
Kemya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kemya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kemya
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kemya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kemya?
We estimate approximately 598 people named Kemya 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 573,168 Americans share this first name.
Is Kemya a common name?
Kemya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 605 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kemya most popular?
Kemya reached peak popularity in 2009, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kemya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kemya a female name?
Kemya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kemya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kemya Smith, Kemya Johnson, Kemya 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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