Kamani
Feminine
Kamani is given to both — 1,207 girls and 743 boys since 1880. See Kamani as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Kamani joins a Ka- front to a -mani ending, and it also happens to be a Hawaiian tree and a Sanskrit word — coincidences rather than sources.
How old is the name Kamani?
Kamani first appears in US birth records in 1995 — 30 years ago. The typical Kamani is a kid of about 9 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,200 people named Kamani are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kamani most popular?
Kamani peaked in 2025, reaching #2117 nationally. Today it ranks #2117, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Kamani
Our story of Kamani is a story of a family of American names and a set of look-alikes. Amari rose in the 1990s and brought Kamari, Jamari, Anari and Kamani with it — the same shape, the front consonant swapped through. Elsewhere the letters spell a Hawaiian hardwood and a Sanskrit word about desire. Neither is documented as the source. Kamani appears from the 2000s, is used for both sexes, and belongs to the American set.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No documented etymology as a given name. It belongs to the American Amari and Kamari rhyme family. A Hawaiian kamani names a tree and a Sanskrit kamani relates to desire, but neither is documented as the source for the American name.
Pronouncing Kamani
kuh-MAH-nee
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Hawaiian kamani gives every vowel a full value.
Nicknames for Kamani
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1995
- Most girls named
- 202588 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2117reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +25.7%88 in 2025, from 70
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Kamani in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Kamari in English — related form
- Kimani in English — related form
- Kamani in Hawaiian — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, North Carolina, Georgia.
Kamanis among us
people named Kamani are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 18,264 born in 2025 was named Kamani
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Kamani
- #2117
- Kamani on the 2025 chart
- #851
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Kamani went to 88 girls in 2025, but Khamani and Camani are the same name said out loud. Together the 3 spellings went to 109, which makes it the 851st most-given girls’ name of the year — 1,266 places above the chart.
- Kamani88
- Khamani13
- Camani8
About 1 girl in 14,746 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 18,264 for Kamani itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Jayanna test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Kamani's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Jayanna climbed just as high around 2007, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Jayanna's path sketches the road Kamani is walking now.
Kamani sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Kamani is headed
Kamani should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Kamani beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Kamani in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Kam and Mani are two short forms, both with real use.
- Three syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
- It belongs to a documented American naming family.
- There is no documented meaning.
- Kamari, Kimani and Kamani are all close enough to confuse.
- It is used for both sexes in America.
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Frequently asked
- How many Kamanis are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,200 people named Kamani are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Kamani?
- Kamani is the most-used spelling in US records — 88 of the 109 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Khamani and Camani.
- How popular is the name Kamani in 2025?
- Kamani ranks #2117 among US girl names in 2025, with 88 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Kamani?
- About 1 in every 18,264 US girls born in 2025 was named Kamani — 88 in all.
- Will my child share the name Kamani with classmates?
- Kamani will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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