Given name
Kameo
“the one and only; precious one”
Kameo is a variant of Kamea. One Hawaiian interpretation is “the one and only; precious one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kameo is a variant of Kamea. One Hawaiian interpretation is “the one and only; precious one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kameo is a variant of Kamea. An origin associated with Kamea is Hawaiian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kameo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 131
- 10 boys · 121 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 11 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 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 205 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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