Kami

#3,342 for girls in 2025, 46 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #10,821
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1972 · 302 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,925
since 1957

Kami over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kami has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #551, 1972girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#3,34246—
2024#3,89238—
2023#3,14052#10,8216
2022#3,03354#7,76810
2021#2,95856—
2020#2,82358#10,6056
2019#3,17250—
2018#3,15851—
2017#3,01454#12,2465
2016#3,13952—
2015#2,77363—
2014#2,49772—
2013#2,80461#12,1365
2012#2,18986—
2011#2,19086—
2010#1,703123#12,2315
2009#1,492153—
2008#1,605141—
2007#1,666133#12,3675
2006#1,480149#12,0555
2005#1,639122—
2004#1,533130#11,3565
2003#1,542125—
2002#1,750103—
2001#1,660109—
2000#1,705103—
1999#1,416124—
1998#1,501113—
1997#1,475111—
1996#1,58398—
1995#1,355121—
1994#1,293131—
1993#1,228141—
1992#1,156152—
1991#1,195145—
1990#1,077164—
1989#1,145144—
1988#949177—
1987#983160—
1986#933170—
1985#853189—
1984#848181—
1983#766208—
1982#759218—
1981#646273—
1980#604307—
1979#607293—
1978#655245—
1977#630266—
1976#605262—
1975#583284—
1974#574276—
1973#599263—
1972#551302—
1971#1,041116—
1970#966131—
1969#748183—
1968#966115—
1967#788159—
1966#1,31268—
1965#1,30269—
1964#1,49757—
1963#1,18884—
1962#1,45658—
1961#2,35926—
1960#2,19628—
1959#2,45822—
1958#3,23214—
1957#4,9187—
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First appearance
1957

The first year at least five girls were named Kami! It came in at #4,918, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1957, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Kami is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedNHWashington: #335 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,132 girlsWAIdaho: #224 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 947 girlsIDMontana: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 776 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #271 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,851 girlsMNIllinois: #798 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,288 girlsILWisconsin: #445 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,584 girlsWIMichigan: #449 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,868 girlsMINew York: #649 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 6,158 girlsNYMassachusetts: #518 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,704 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedRIOregon: #247 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,263 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedSDIowa: #308 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,179 girlsIAIndiana: #367 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,849 girlsINOhio: #552 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,727 girlsOHPennsylvania: #626 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,211 girlsPANew Jersey: #781 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,147 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #647 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 5,272 girlsCAUtah: #149 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 619 girlsUTColorado: #348 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,967 girlsCONebraska: #227 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsNEMissouri: #609 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,256 girlsMOKentucky: #449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,959 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedWVVirginia: #583 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,921 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedDEArizona: #484 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,894 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedARTennessee: #575 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,661 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #533 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,789 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedALGeorgia: #636 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,997 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kami, so not publishedHITexas: #752 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,883 girlsTXFlorida: #720 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,355 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#149 · 1 in 619
  2. Montana#194 · 1 in 776
  3. Idaho#224 · 1 in 947
  4. Nebraska#227 · 1 in 1,169
  5. Oregon#247 · 1 in 1,263

Best ever in a state: #105 in Utah, 1980.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#149171 in 619
Montana#19451 in 776
Idaho#22451 in 947
Nebraska#22781 in 1,169
Oregon#247101 in 1,263
Minnesota#271131 in 1,851
Iowa#30881 in 2,179
Washington#33591 in 2,132
Colorado#34881 in 1,967
Indiana#367131 in 2,849
Wisconsin#44561 in 4,584
Kentucky#44961 in 3,959
Michigan#449161 in 3,868
Arizona#48451 in 2,894
Massachusetts#51861 in 5,704
Louisiana#53371 in 3,789
Ohio#552131 in 5,727
Tennessee#57551 in 5,661
Virginia#58351 in 5,921
Missouri#60951 in 6,256
Pennsylvania#626101 in 7,211
Georgia#63661 in 5,997
California#647261 in 5,272
New York#649181 in 6,158
Florida#72071 in 6,355
Texas#752141 in 6,883
New Jersey#78151 in 8,147
Illinois#79891 in 8,288
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kami
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 550 spots since 2024 (#3,892 → #3,342)
  • 519 spots since 2020 (#2,823 → #3,342)
  • 569 spots since 2015 (#2,773 → #3,342)
  • Biggest jump: 524 spots in 1967 (#1,312 → #788)
  • Biggest drop: 218 spots in 1970 (#748 → #966)
Rise & fade · girls
15 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1957
  • Peaked 1972 at #551 (302 births)
  • Births halved by 1989, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 1972–1988
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,037
  • Highest: 1 in 5,037 girls born in 1972 were named Kami (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 34,941 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 27.3% of all girls named Kami (2,438) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s43#2,458 (1959)#3,536
1960s847#748 (1969)#1,381
1970s2,438#551 (1972)#681
1980s2,027#604 (1980)#849
1990s1,300#1,077 (1990)#1,328
2000s1,268#1,480 (2006)#1,607
2010s698#1,703 (2010)#2,664
2020s304#2,823 (2020)#3,198

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kami in 1972

girls
#551
302 births · 1 in 5,037 girls

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #551Kami302
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 5,037 of them was named Kami, which outranked 94.3% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kami
  1. #547Malissa305
  2. #547Shanda305
  3. #550Jenna304
  4. #551Kami302
  5. #552Alissa301
  6. #552Autumn301
  7. #552Eleanor301
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1972 →