Given name & surname
Kamea
“the one and only; precious one”
Kamea is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “the one and only; precious one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “the one and only; precious one.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kamea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,086
- 10 boys · 1,076 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,608 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,608 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 67 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 842 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.
Kamea’s family of names
Kamea has a related form in Kami. Kamea has a related form in Kameo. In Greek usage, Kamea as a surname is a transliteration of Καμέα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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