Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kamel 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 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kamel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 599
- 599 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,583 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,583 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,173 as a first name in 2020; 2,169 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.
Kamel’s family of names
In Czech usage, Kamel as a surname has a related form in Kamil. In Greek usage, Kamel is a transliteration of Κάμελ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kamel
- Kamel DaoudAlgerian writerborn 1970
- Kamel ChafniMoroccan and French footballerborn 1982
- Kamel GhilasAlgerian footballerborn 1984
- Kamel ChebliTunisian association football playerborn 1954
- Kamel MasoudEgyptian footballerborn 1914
- Kamel Al-MousaSaudi Arabian footballerborn 1982
- Kamel MadouriTunisian politicianborn 1974
- Kamel ZaiemTunisian association football player (born 1983)
- Kamel KherkhacheAlgerian international footballerborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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