Kamalei
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kah-mah-LAY
- Origin
- Hawaiian
Kamalei is a girls' name of Hawaiian origin, meaning “beloved child”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kamalei mean?
Hawaiian: from Hawaiian kama 'child' and lei 'beloved'
“beloved child”
Is Kamalei a girl's or a boy's name?
Kamalei is a girls' name.
How popular is Kamalei in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Kamalei in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kamalei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
Names like Kamalei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kailani, Kalani, Kaylani, Nalani, Meilani, Kehlani, Alani, Kaelani, Malani, Noa, Milani, Naylani
Names related to Kamalei
Kamille, Kamelia, Kamala, Kamilia, Kamali, Kamillah, Kamile, Kameelah
More Hawaiian names
Kai, Leilani, Koa, Makai, Keanu, Koah, Kailany, Leilany, Laylani, Kaleo, Lani, Luana, Leylani, Lailani, Makoa, Nakoa
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kamalei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kamalei, updated 20 October 2026.