Kamari
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Kamari for boys#391 US
Popular in the US, it ranks in the Top 400 for boys and the Top 900 for girls.
Kamari for girls#1142 US
A unisex name with an appealing and nature inspired meaning, Kamari is currently more popular for boys in the US, though it is climbing the charts for girls too, after in entered the Top 1000 in 2019. Derived from the Arabic Qamar meaning "moon", it also appears as Kamaria is Swahili and Comorian.
Given to just shy of 350 girls in a recent year, for every girl called Kamari, there are two boys.
Pronounced kuh-MAR-ee.
As of October 2026, Kamari ranked #391 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #368 in 2023.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #736 | 325 | #1,295 | 184 |
| 2015 | #686 | 367 | #1,467 | 157 |
| 2016 | #655 | 401 | #1,259 | 194 |
| 2017 | #614 | 429 | #1,018 | 255 |
| 2018 | #555 | 498 | #1,090 | 230 |
| 2019 | #464 | 639 | #865 | 310 |
| 2020 | #384 | 800 | #950 | 270 |
| 2021 | #391 | 811 | #820 | 339 |
| 2022 | #368 | 885 | #875 | 318 |
| 2023 | #368 | 883 | #813 | 343 |
| 2024 | #386 | 840 | #1,078 | 230 |
| 2025 | #391 | 811 | #1,142 | 203 |
World rankings
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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)