Kemi is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2022 and has grown less common since.
Kemi is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,549 for girl births in the United States (and #21,036 across all names), given to 7 babies. Kemi was first reported in SSA data in 1961 and peaked in 2022 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,549 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #9,905 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #9,309 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #6,856 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #14,383 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,623 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #7,943 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #16,918 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,628 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #10,508 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #17,897 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #15,815 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #14,249 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #11,246 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #12,996 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #13,753 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #15,121 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #10,867 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #12,748 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,327 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,280 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,288 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #11,169 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,116 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,584 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #10,056 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #6,853 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,288 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,782 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,264 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #6,840 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,731 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,473 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,303 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #9,673 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,166 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,962 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | #4,355 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #5,352 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #9,990 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,523 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #7,011 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,703 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,287 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,621 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,137 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,194 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,036 |