Kamsi
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- KAHM-see
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Kamsi is a name of Igbo origin, meaning “just as I asked”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Kamsi mean?
Igbo: short form of Kamsiyochi
“just as I asked”
Short for Kamsiyochi, 'just as I asked of God'.
Is Kamsi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kamsi has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 4 boys in the UK.
How popular is Kamsi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 367% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Kamsi, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2011, with 5 girls. 4 boys were also named Kamsi in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Kamsi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
Names like Kamsi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chisimdi, Kamsiyochukwu, Zinachimdi, Kosisochukwu, Oluwadarasimi, Tiaraoluwa, Oluwanifemi, Chisom, Amarachukwu, Munachimso, Remi, Ireoluwa
Names related to Kamsi
More Igbo names
Amara, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Chizaram, Amarachi, Tobechukwu, Obi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chidubem, Ifechukwu, Tobenna, Chiziterem, Naetochukwu
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kamsi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kamsi, updated 20 October 2026.