Kemal is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2023 and has grown less common since.
Kemal is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,007 for boy births in the United States (and #26,748 across all names), given to 5 babies. Kemal was first reported in SSA data in 1965 and peaked in 2023 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,007 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #10,424 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #6,082 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #6,669 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #6,906 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #8,413 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #6,262 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #6,178 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #8,515 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,301 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,397 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,311 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #11,490 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #11,563 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,457 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #13,342 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,692 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #6,989 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #7,362 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #7,202 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #8,724 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,476 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #9,192 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #8,083 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,245 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #7,129 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #5,864 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #5,886 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,371 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,304 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #5,999 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #9,155 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #8,920 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #6,823 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,864 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,663 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #6,177 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #5,989 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #4,008 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,783 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #5,131 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,725 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #4,676 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,201 |