Kamali
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ka-MAH-lee
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Kamali is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
Where does Kamali come from?
Several possible sources, including Arabic kamal 'perfection'; also a Persian surname
Is Kamali a girl's or a boy's name?
Kamali is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 6 girls in the US.
How popular is Kamali in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kamali, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 12 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Kamali than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Kamali in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kamali in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Kamali in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #13,203among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Kamali, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
2025 had fewer girls named Kamali than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Kamali in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kamali in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
Names like Kamali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Ibrahim Musa Abdullah Mustafa Rafi Zakariya Yahya Zayd Hamza Khalid Hadi
Names related to Kamali
Kamil Kamal Kaamil Kamaal Kamila Kamilah Kamyla Kamilo Kamelia Kamala
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kamali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kamali, updated 20 October 2026.