Is Kemya a boy or girl name?

Kemya is a girl’s name. Of the 605 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kemya

Recorded 1998–2024 · United States

Kemya was most popular in 2009, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,474 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 605 people named Kemya.

Kemya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kemya’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kemya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kemya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 605 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