Kamari
Top 1000
About Kamari
A melodic name, popular among the African-American community, where it joins sound-alikes Amari, Jamari, and Damari. It ultimately derives from the Arabic Qamar, meaning "moon", and is also used by Swahili speakers and those from Comoros and Somalia. It could also be considered a Greek place name, from a coastal village in Santorini.
Popular in the US, it ranks in the Top 400 for boys and the Top 900 for girls.
Pronounced kuh-MAHR-ee.
As of October 2026, Kamari ranked #391 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #368 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #949.
Editor's take: The name Kamari is a boy's name meaning "moonlight".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #736 | 325 | 169.2 |
| 2015 | #686 | 367 | 191.5 |
| 2016 | #655 | 401 | 211.3 |
| 2017 | #614 | 429 | 231.8 |
| 2018 | #555 | 498 | 274.2 |
| 2019 | #464 | 639 | 356.1 |
| 2020 | #384 | 800 | 463.5 |
| 2021 | #391 | 811 | 463.6 |
| 2022 | #368 | 885 | 506.9 |
| 2023 | #368 | 883 | 516.2 |
| 2024 | #386 | 840 | 487.6 |
| 2025 | #391 | 811 | 474.8 |
World rankings
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Kamari on lists
Famous Kamaris
- Kamari Cotton
Moya, American football player
Kamari in pop culture
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Santorini, Greece (named after a small arch (Greek: Kamara) that still rises at the south end of its beach and is what remains from an ancient sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon)