Kemarion
Masculine
Kemarion is built from three pieces that have all been in circulation in American naming for decades: a Ke- opening, the -mar- that Jamar and Demar carry, and an -ion ending that gives length and a formal finish. It is a name of the two-thousands, assembled with a careful ear.
How old is the name Kemarion?
Kemarion first appears in US birth records in 2002 — 23 years ago. The typical Kemarion alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 900 people named Kemarion are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kemarion most popular?
Kemarion peaked in 2008, reaching #1692 nationally. Today it ranks #5045, 3,353 places below that high. See the whole 2008 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Kemarion
The -ion ending arrived in American naming in the nineteen-eighties and did something very specific: it gave short names length and a Latinate finish, so Demar became Demarion, Jamar became Jamarion and Kemar became Kemarion. Four syllables is a lot of name, and it is chosen deliberately, because a long name has a formality that a short one has to earn. What such a name inherits is a method that has been running in American English for a century, and a decade that can be dated almost exactly.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Not documented. None of the three elements is a word in any language; each is a naming syllable that has been passed between American names for two generations. Sources claiming Latin or African meanings for it are guessing.
Pronouncing Kemarion
kuh-MAIR-ee-un
Four syllables, stress on the second. Some families say kee-MAR-ee-un, and the spelling supports both.
Nicknames for Kemarion
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
- 2002
- Most boys named
- 200890 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1692reached in 2008
- Change vs 2024
- −17.4%19 in 2025, from 23
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.
Kemarion in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: Alabama, Texas, Georgia.
Kemarions among us
people named Kemarion are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 89,899 born in 2025 was named Kemarion
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 Shaw test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Kemarion's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Shaw climbed just as high around 1974, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Shaw's path sketches the road Kemarion is walking now.
Kemarion 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
Kemarion beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Kemarion in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The four-syllable rhythm is formal and carries well when the name is called.
- It offers several short forms of quite different registers.
- Every sound in it is familiar, so nobody has to be taught it.
- Four syllables is long for American forms and gets clipped without being asked.
- Kemarion, Kemarrion and Kamarion are all in use, so the spelling will be asked for.
- The name is firmly of its decade and will place its owner in time.
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Frequently asked
- How many Kemarions are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Kemarion are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kemarion in 2025?
- Kemarion ranks #5045 among US boy names in 2025, with 19 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Kemarion?
- About 1 in every 89,899 US boys born in 2025 was named Kemarion — 19 in all.
- Will my child share the name Kemarion with classmates?
- Kemarion will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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