Given name
Kaemon
“full of joy; one who is right-handed”
Kaemon is used as a given name. One Japanese interpretation is “full of joy; one who is right-handed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Japanese interpretation is “full of joy; one who is right-handed.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaemon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 336
- 336 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 287 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaemon’s family of names
Kaemon has a related form in Kamon. Kaemon has a related form in Kamon. Kaemon has a related form in Kaimon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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