Fun Facts About the Name Kamon
- 334 babies named Kamon: U.S. records list 334 babies given the name Kamon from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kamon Mean?
Kamon is a Thai masculine given name from the Thai word กมล (kamon), usually translated as "heart" or "mind." The word is a Pali loan: Pali kamala means "lotus," and Thai keeps that literal sense alongside the poetic sense. The customary name meaning is the poetic one, not "lotus."
Kamon Name History & Origins
The Thai spelling กมล reflects a Pali form; the word entered Thai as part of the Pali vocabulary adopted with Theravada Buddhism. In Thai pronunciation the final ล is sounded as n, so the same name is romanized both Kamon and Kamol. It is used as a male given name in Thailand; in English-language contexts it is mainly a transliteration of the Thai name rather than an inherited English name.
A separate Hebrew place name, Kamon, appears in Judges 10:5 as the burial place of Jair the Gileadite. That is a geographic name in the Hebrew Bible, not evidence for the origin of the Thai personal name, and its etymology is uncertain.
How Popular is the Name Kamon?
Kamon has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #4,888 in 1999.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,957 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #7,096 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #10,069 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,405 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #11,473 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #7,865 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #6,932 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #8,377 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #6,146 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #7,297 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #5,817 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #6,211 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #7,032 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #10,474 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #8,574 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #7,726 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #7,987 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #6,766 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #6,502 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #7,343 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #9,918 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #5,443 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #4,888 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #6,567 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #7,696 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #6,813 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #5,329 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #6,684 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #5,571 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #9,114 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,755 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,596 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,560 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1986 | #5,646 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #5,207 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #6,758 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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