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
- Pronounced kuh-MAH-ree /kəˈmɑri/
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.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Boys year by year, 1998–2025 22 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 5,608 | ▼ 718 |
| 2024 | 20 | 4,890 | ▲ 1,037 |
| 2023 | 15 | 5,927 | ▲ 1,335 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7,262 | ▼ 1,486 |
| 2021 | 15 | 5,776 | ▼ 1,350 |
| 2020 | 22 | 4,426 | ▲ 54 |
| 2019 | 22 | 4,480 | ▲ 1,060 |
| 2018 | 16 | 5,540 | ▼ 14 |
| 2017 | 16 | 5,526 | ▲ 1,631 |
| 2016 | 11 | 7,157 | ▼ 833 |
| 2015 | 13 | 6,324 | back (not recorded in 2014) |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | ▼ 3,349 |
| 2012 | 13 | 6,306 | ▲ 3,294 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9,600 | ▼ 2,902 |
| 2010 | 12 | 6,698 | ▼ 1,950 |
| 2009 | 20 | 4,748 | ▲ 739 |
| 2008 | 16 | 5,487 | ▲ 3,428 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8,915 | ▼ 2,011 |
| 2006 | 11 | 6,904 | ▼ 1,326 |
| 2005 | 14 | 5,578 | back (not recorded in 2004) |
| 2003 | 5 | 10,894 | back (not recorded in 1999–2002) |
| 1998 | 6 | 8,479 | new |
Girls year by year, 2004–2023 17 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 13,462 | ▼ 2,231 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11,231 | back (not recorded in 2021) |
| 2020 | 7 | 12,142 | ▼ 5,444 |
| 2019 | 17 | 6,698 | back (not recorded in 2017–2018) |
| 2016 | 12 | 8,875 | ▲ 4,131 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13,006 | ▲ 3,507 |
| 2014 | 5 | 16,513 | ▼ 5,513 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11,000 | ▼ 1,891 |
| 2012 | 12 | 9,109 | ▲ 2,072 |
| 2011 | 9 | 11,181 | ▲ 65 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11,246 | ▼ 3,567 |
| 2009 | 16 | 7,679 | ▲ 1,797 |
| 2008 | 12 | 9,476 | ▲ 1,342 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10,818 | ▲ 2,788 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13,606 | ▼ 6,106 |
| 2005 | 15 | 7,500 | ▲ 8,599 |
| 2004 | 5 | 16,099 | new |