Is Kamilah a boy or girl name?
Kamilah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 152 girls and 0 boys were named Kamilah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,395 US babies named Kamilah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,444
- Babies named Kamilah since 1971
- 6,395
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 341 babies
Boys and girls named Kamilah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 647 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 678 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 486 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 926 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,435 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,223 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,444 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,161 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 268 | #988 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 264 | #984 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 330 | #825 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 341 | #806 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 335 | #812 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,074 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,138 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,165 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 229 | #1,111 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,131 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,101 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,209 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,277 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,566 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,797 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,926 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,917 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,725 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,653 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,172 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,827 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,044 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,600 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,325 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,795 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,388 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,049 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,907 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,227 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,166 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,225 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,832 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,205 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,109 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,079 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,134 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,844 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,783 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,395 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,313 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,564 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,426 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,216 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,080 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 172 | #856 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,361 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,740 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,831 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,149 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,218 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,304 |
Highest rank
Kamilah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #806 in 2019. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kamilah
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.