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Kemari

Kemari is currently the #1942 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 79 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1996, Kemari hit its all-time high of #1594 in 2009, when 100 boys were given the name. State by state, Mississippi leads the way at #370.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1942
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1594
in 2009 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
79
boys named Kemari

Kemari popularity, 1880–2025

0.001%0.003%0.004%0.005%18801900192019401960198020002020#1594 in 2009
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2009

Where Kemari is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025NHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025WAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025MNWisconsin: #785 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WI#785Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025MINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025IAIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025ILIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025INOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025CTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025CAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025UTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025CONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025MOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025WVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025VAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025DEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025ARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025NCSouth Carolina: #743 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)SC#743District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025LAMississippi: #370 (8 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)MS#370Alabama: #765 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AL#765Georgia: #1216 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1216Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kemari in 2025HITexas: #1908 (8 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#1908Florida: #1353 (8 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1353
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#370), South Carolina (#743), Alabama (#765)

Uniqueness score

66/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kemari in the most recent year of SSA data.

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