Given name
Kemuel
“God's helper”
Kemuel is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “God's helper.”
Original Hebrewקמואל
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “God's helper.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Kemuel appears in Genesis 22:21.
From biblical name research
Kemuel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 612
- 612 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #3,999 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,999 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 31 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 586 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.
Kemuel’s family of names
Kemuel may belong to the same name family as KEMMUEL. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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