Kemal
Masculine
Kemal entered the US charts in 1965, peaked at #3858 in 1981, ranks #12008 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Kemal?
Kemal first appears in US birth records in 1965 — 60 years ago. The typical Kemal alive today was born around 2006, making them about 19 years old. About 400 people named Kemal are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kemal most popular?
Kemal peaked in 1981, reaching #3858 nationally. Today it ranks #12008, 8,150 places below that high. See the whole 1981 chart.
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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
- 1965
- Most boys named
- 202315 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3858reached in 1981
- Change vs 2024
- −28.6%5 in 2025, from 7
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.
Kemals among us
people named Kemal are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 341,615 born in 2025 was named Kemal
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Milos test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Kemal's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Milos climbed just as high around 1924, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Milos's path sketches the road Kemal is walking now.
Kemal 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
Kemal beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Kemal in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Kemal
Masculine · #12008 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Kemals are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Kemal are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kemal in 2025?
- Kemal ranks #12008 among US boy names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Kemal?
- About 1 in every 341,615 US boys born in 2025 was named Kemal — 5 in all.
- Will my child share the name Kemal with classmates?
- Kemal will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Kemal
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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