Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kamara isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kamara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,092
- 26 boys · 2,066 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 88 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,943 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,943 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 88 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,617 as a first name in 2020; 9,045 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.
Kamara’s family of names
In Greek usage, Kamara as a surname is a transliteration of Κάμαρα. In Greek usage, Kamara as a surname is a transliteration of Καμαρά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kamara
- Kamara KamalovaSoviet and Uzbek film director and screenwriterborn 1938
- Kamara BacchusBritish actressborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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