Is Kemuel a boy or girl name?

Kemuel is a boy’s name. Of the 612 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Kemuel

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Kemuel was most popular in 2017, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,673 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 612 people named Kemuel.

Kemuel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kemuel’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kemuel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kemuel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 612 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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