How Many People Are Named Kamala?
people named Kamala are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 281,536 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,295 babies named Kamala in Social Security records from 1955 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
105 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "lotus" or "pale red" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form कमला and the masculine form कमल. This is the name of one of the Krittikas, or Pleiades, in Hindu epic the 'Mahabharata'. It is also another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Kamala in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kamala alive today is about 43 years old, and 55% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kamala first appears in the records in 1955 and was given most often in 1964, to 105 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1955 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kamala has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,063, in 1964. In 2025 it ranked #9,764.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,764 |
| Best rank | #1,063 (1964) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,701 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kamala alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kamala were born in California than in any other state: about 82 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kamala was given about 5 times as often in California.
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