Is Kamela a boy or girl name?

Kamela is a girl’s name. Of the 775 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kamela

Recorded 1960–2023 · United States

Kamela was most popular in 1969, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,110 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 775 people named Kamela.

Kamela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kamela’s peak in 1969. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kamela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kamela is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 775 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org