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By Pamela Redmond · Jul 2026

kah-MAR-ah

Kamara

OriginMalagasy
Meaning"chameleon"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Kamara as a boy's name
NB Rank#10926

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Variation of Camera

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,8084022.4
2015#3,6794223.5
2016#3,6184324.3
2017#3,0755330.7
2018#4,1943420
2019#2,6186739.9
2020#2,8365835.9
2021#2,3987545.7
2022#3,0965332.3
2023#3,4514628.7
2024#3,5294427.2
2025#3,9433723
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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