Is Kami a boy or girl name?
Kami is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 0 boys were named Kami, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 8,931 US babies named Kami were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,909
- Babies named Kami since 1957
- 8,931
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 307 babies
Boys and girls named Kami, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 847 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,438 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,027 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,300 | 100% |
| 2000s | 15 | 1,268 | 98.8% |
| 2010s | 15 | 698 | 97.9% |
| 2020s | 22 | 258 | 92.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,909 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,516 | 52 | #3,156 |
| 2022 | 10 | #8,033 | 54 | #3,052 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,975 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,294 | 58 | #2,838 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,194 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,183 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,241 | 54 | #3,036 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,790 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,502 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,099 | 61 | #2,822 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,198 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,205 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,282 | 123 | #1,708 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,500 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,611 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,394 | 133 | #1,669 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,019 | 149 | #1,483 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,641 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,297 | 130 | #1,538 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,547 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,762 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,667 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,714 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,416 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,504 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,480 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,592 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,364 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,298 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,233 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,161 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,196 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,079 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,148 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 177 | #951 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 160 | #982 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 170 | #936 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 189 | #854 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 181 | #849 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 208 | #767 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 218 | #759 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 273 | #649 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 307 | #604 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 293 | #607 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 245 | #658 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 266 | #631 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 262 | #605 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 284 | #583 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 276 | #576 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 263 | #600 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 302 | #551 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,043 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 131 | #966 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 183 | #748 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 115 | #968 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 159 | #789 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,318 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,314 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,509 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,191 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,467 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,387 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,222 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,484 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,295 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,126 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kami reached #8,033 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #551 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kami
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.