Is Kemari a boy or girl name?
Kemari is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 78 boys were named Kemari, so 10.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 25.8% of the 2,027 US babies named Kemari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,986
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,656
- Babies named Kemari since 1991
- 2,027
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 134 babies
Boys and girls named Kemari, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78 | #1,986 | 9 | #10,656 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,562 | 15 | #7,452 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,395 | 23 | #5,551 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,161 | 24 | #5,318 |
| 2020 | 76 | #1,931 | 15 | #7,393 |
| 2019 | 63 | #2,224 | 22 | #5,708 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,431 | 16 | #7,249 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,368 | 16 | #7,254 |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,575 | 21 | #6,079 |
| 2015 | 52 | #2,447 | 17 | #7,124 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,169 | 26 | #5,231 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,317 | 16 | #7,578 |
| 2012 | 67 | #2,057 | 23 | #5,800 |
| 2011 | 78 | #1,831 | 22 | #6,042 |
| 2010 | 79 | #1,848 | 27 | #5,176 |
| 2009 | 100 | #1,598 | 34 | #4,422 |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,728 | 24 | #5,859 |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,839 | 27 | #5,310 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,023 | 23 | #5,825 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,593 | 26 | #5,036 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,116 | 15 | #7,619 |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,298 | 12 | #8,786 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,146 | 7 | #12,921 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,391 | 15 | #7,140 |
| 2000 | 20 | #4,005 | 11 | #8,875 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,830 | 6 | #13,524 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,771 | 8 | #10,621 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,713 | 6 | #12,911 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,578 | 6 | #12,638 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,533 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,229 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kemari reached #1,598 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #4,422 in 2009. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kemari
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.