Kamil
A masculine Arabic name meaning "perfect" or "complete".
Name Census estimates that about 2,557 living Americans carry the first name Kamil. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 79.2% of registrations being male. The average person named Kamil today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kamil births was 2006 (104 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kamil. 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 Kamil with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.6K
~ 1 in 134,045 Americans
Peak year
2006
104 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,805
Tracked since 1975
Census
Kamil in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,045 people with the first name Kamil, which placed it at #4,552 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
#4,552
National first-name rank
People counted
4.0K
4,045 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kamil
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamil is White at 64.4%. The next largest groups are Black (17.8%) and Hispanic (9.0%). 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 Kamil 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 Kamil at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.4% · 2,604
- Black or African American17.8% · 722
- Hispanic or Latino9.0% · 364
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.7% · 230
- Two or more races3.0% · 121
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Kamil
Kamil is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 2,601 total registrations, 2,059 (79.2%) were male and 542 (20.8%) were female.
Kamil as a male name
- Ranked #2,805 in 2024
- 46 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (82 births)
Kamil as a female name
- Ranked #14,275 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2013 (24 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kamil leans strongly male. 3,534 people counted with this name were male (87.3%), compared with 514 female bearers (12.7%).
Popularity
Kamil: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kamil from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 845 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Kamil remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kamil 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 Kamil during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kamils live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. Illinois, New York, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Kamil, while Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 104 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kamil
The name Kamil has its origins in the Arabic language and culture, stemming from the root word "kamala" which means "to be perfect" or "complete." It is a masculine given name that has been in use since ancient times in the Middle East and parts of North Africa.
The name Kamil is believed to have first appeared in written records during the early Islamic era, around the 7th century AD. It is mentioned in several historical texts and religious scriptures, including the Quran, where it is used as an adjective to describe the virtues of piety, righteousness, and moral perfection.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Kamil was Kamil al-Shammah, a renowned Arab poet who lived in the 8th century AD. His poetic works, which celebrated the beauty of the Arabic language and the virtues of nobility and generosity, were widely appreciated during his time and have been preserved in various anthologies.
Another notable figure in history who bore the name Kamil was Kamil Pasha, an Egyptian ruler and military commander who served as the Wali (Governor) of Egypt from 1218 to 1238 AD. He is remembered for his efforts to resist the Crusader invasions and his attempts to maintain Egypt's independence during a turbulent period in the region's history.
In the realm of science and philosophy, Kamil al-Ghazali, a prominent Muslim philosopher and theologian, lived during the 11th and 12th centuries AD. He is best known for his influential work, "The Revival of the Religious Sciences," which aimed to reconcile Islamic theology with Greek philosophy and rationalism.
During the medieval period, Kamil al-Din al-Tusi, a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics, geometry, and astronomy. He is credited with developing innovative methods for solving cubic equations and studying the movement of celestial bodies.
In more recent times, Kamil Idris, a Sudanese diplomat and international civil servant, served as the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) from 1997 to 2008. He played a crucial role in promoting intellectual property rights and fostering international cooperation in this field.
These are just a few examples of the many individuals throughout history who have borne the name Kamil, each leaving their mark in various fields and contributing to the rich tapestry of human civilization.
People
Kamil + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamil 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
Kamil: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamil?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,557 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kamil 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 134,045 US residents.
Is Kamil a common name?
We classify Kamil as "Rare". It ranks above 94.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,601 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kamil most popular?
The single biggest year for Kamil was 2006, when 104 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kamil is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kamil in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,045 people with the name Kamil, or 1.34 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,552 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 Kamil 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 Kamil?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kamil leans strongly male. 3,534 people counted with this name were male (87.3%), compared with 514 female bearers (12.7%). 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 Kamil?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kamil is White at 64.4%. The next largest groups are Black (17.8%) and Hispanic (9.0%). 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 Kamil most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kamil in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.4% (2,604 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 Kamil in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kamil a male name?
Yes, 79.2% of people registered as Kamil in the SSA data are male. 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 Kamil still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kamil 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 Kamil 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 people share the name Kamil?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.