Given name & surname
Kaman
“a joyful child”·“resembling an alligator”
Kaman is a variant of Kamin. One Indian interpretation is “a joyful child.” Kaman is a variant of Kamon. One American interpretation is “resembling an alligator.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaman is a variant of Kamin. One Indian interpretation is “a joyful child.” Kaman is a variant of Kamon. One American interpretation is “resembling an alligator.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaman is a variant of Kamin. An origin associated with Kamin is Indian. Kaman is a variant of Kamon. An origin associated with Kamon is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 29 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 367 as a first name in 2020; 538 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaman’s family of names
Kaman has a related form in Kamon. Kaman has a related form in Kamin. In English usage, Kaman as a surname has a related form in KAMMAN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kaman
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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