Kamirah
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "having moonlike beauty".
Name Census estimates that about 378 living Americans carry the first name Kamirah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kamirah today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kamirah births was 2009 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kamirah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Kamirah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
378
~ 1 in 906,758 Americans
Peak year
2009
23 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,666
Tracked since 1999
Census
Kamirah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 241 people with the first name Kamirah, which placed it at #34,040 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,040
National first-name rank
People counted
241
241 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
85.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kamirah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamirah is Black at 85.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.2%) and Hispanic (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kamirah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kamirah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American85.1% · 205
- Two or more races6.2% · 15
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 11
- White3.7% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Popularity
Kamirah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kamirah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 177 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Kamirah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kamirah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kamirah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kamirah
The name Kamirah has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is derived from the Arabic word "kamir," which means "moon" or "full moon." The name is believed to have emerged during the medieval period in the Middle East and North Africa, where Arabic was the predominant language.
In ancient Arabic literature and poetry, the moon was often used as a symbol of beauty, purity, and femininity. The name Kamirah was likely given to girls as a representation of these qualities, with the hope that they would possess the grace and radiance of the moon.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kamirah can be found in the writings of the renowned Persian poet and philosopher, Rumi (1207-1273 CE). In his poetic works, Rumi made references to a woman named Kamirah, describing her as a celestial beauty whose presence illuminated the world around her.
Throughout history, there have been several notable women who bore the name Kamirah. One of the most famous was Kamirah bint Al-Walid (685-705 CE), a princess of the Umayyad Caliphate and the daughter of the Caliph Al-Walid I. She was renowned for her intelligence, wisdom, and patronage of the arts and sciences.
Another prominent figure was Kamirah Al-Andalusiyah (1028-1107 CE), a renowned Andalusian poet and scholar from the city of Cordoba, Spain. Her poetic works were widely celebrated during the Golden Age of Islamic civilization in Iberia, and she was considered a master of the Arabic literary tradition.
In the 13th century, Kamirah Al-Khwarizmi (1213-1283 CE) was a notable mathematician and astronomer from Khwarizm, a region in modern-day Uzbekistan. She made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and is credited with developing advanced astronomical tables and instruments.
During the Ottoman Empire, Kamirah Khanum (1556-1609 CE) was a prominent figure in the imperial court of Sultan Murad III. She was renowned for her beauty, intelligence, and influence in the political affairs of the empire, serving as a trusted advisor to the Sultan.
In more recent times, Kamirah Al-Zaidi (1898-1976 CE) was a pioneering Egyptian feminist and activist who fought for women's rights and education in the early 20th century. She was a vocal advocate for gender equality and played a crucial role in shaping the modern women's movement in the Middle East.
People
Kamirah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamirah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kamirah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamirah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 378 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kamirah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 906,758 US residents.
Is Kamirah a common name?
We classify Kamirah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 382 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kamirah most popular?
The single biggest year for Kamirah was 2009, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kamirah is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kamirah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 241 people with the name Kamirah, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,040 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kamirah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kamirah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kamirah leans strongly female. 244 people counted with this name were female (98.0%), compared with 5 male bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kamirah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamirah is Black at 85.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.2%) and Hispanic (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kamirah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Kamirah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.1% (205 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kamirah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kamirah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kamirah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kamirah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kamirah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kamirah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Kamirah?
See how many people have the name Kamirah on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.