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Kmari

kuh-MAH-ree /kəˈmɑri/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025 (boys)
#5,608 (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025 (boys)
16 (<0.01% of boys)
As a girl name
Last recorded 2023 (#13,462)Peak #6,698 in 2019
Trend (boys)
Slipping #4,426 in 2020 to #5,608 in 2025
Peak (boys)
#4,426 in 2020
First recorded
1998 (as a boy name; 2004 as a girl name)

Meaning of Kmari

In the confluence of classical etymology and contemporary phonology, the name Kmari stands as a testament to linguistic ingenuity and cultural resonance. Its core—derived from the Latin maris (“of the sea”)—is enlivened by the aspirational K- prefix, a feature onomasticians regard as imbuing names with kinetic energy and modern distinction. Pronounced kuh-MAH-ree (/kəˈmɑri/), this unisex appellation glides effortlessly between masculine and feminine registers, much like a swaying yacht upon the morning Mediterranean, embodying both serene fluidity and poised strength. Over the past quarter-century in the United States, Kmari’s measured ascent—oscillating between ranks 860 and 932 and peaking with 22 newborns in 2020—reflects a quietly persistent appeal, akin to a hidden cove revealed at low tide. Scholars of naming practice often cite Kmari as a paradigm of recombinative creativity, wherein ancient roots and innovative phonetic structure converge to yield a name that is at once timeless, warm in its imagery, and strikingly novel.

How to pronounce Kmari

English

Popularity of Kmari in the U.S.

Kmari was the #5,608 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 16 babies. It peaked at #4,426 in 2020. It first appears in the records in 1998. As a girl name it was last recorded in 2023, at #13,462.

Bar and line chart: Kmari in the U.S., 1998–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 22 in 2019 and 16 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #4,426 in 2020, #5,608 in 2025.
  • Boys named Kmari (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1998–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Boys year by year, 1998⁠–⁠2025 22 rows
Kmari: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025165,608▼ 718
2024204,890▲ 1,037
2023155,927▲ 1,335
2022117,262▼ 1,486
2021155,776▼ 1,350
2020224,426▲ 54
2019224,480▲ 1,060
2018165,540▼ 14
2017165,526▲ 1,631
2016117,157▼ 833
2015136,324back (not recorded in 2014)
201379,655▼ 3,349
2012136,306▲ 3,294
201179,600▼ 2,902
2010126,698▼ 1,950
2009204,748▲ 739
2008165,487▲ 3,428
200788,915▼ 2,011
2006116,904▼ 1,326
2005145,578back (not recorded in 2004)
2003510,894back (not recorded in 1999–2002)
199868,479new

Girls year by year, 2004⁠–⁠2023 17 rows
Kmari: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2023613,462▼ 2,231
2022811,231back (not recorded in 2021)
2020712,142▼ 5,444
2019176,698back (not recorded in 2017–2018)
2016128,875▲ 4,131
2015713,006▲ 3,507
2014516,513▼ 5,513
2013911,000▼ 1,891
2012129,109▲ 2,072
2011911,181▲ 65
2010911,246▼ 3,567
2009167,679▲ 1,797
2008129,476▲ 1,342
20071010,818▲ 2,788
2006713,606▼ 6,106
2005157,500▲ 8,599
2004516,099new