unisex name
Kemi
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 843
Kemi is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 63% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Kemi over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 71 |
| 1980s | 56 |
| 1990s | 70 |
| 2000s | 56 |
| 2010s | 54 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 59 |
How popular is Kemi?
In 2025, Kemi was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kemi is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kemi is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kémi | Kémi is Kemi written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,900. | 140 |
| Kèmi | Kèmi is a rare spelling of Kemi, written with a grave accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Kemi
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kemi also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kemi over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kemi
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kemi — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kemi
How popular is the name Kemi?
In 2025, Kemi was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kemi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kemi is used for both girls and boys. About 63% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Kemi most popular?
Kemi peaked in 2022, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kemi a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kemi currently ranks #1,900 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.