Kamala
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning lotus flower.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kamala by the numbers
Kamala was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 105 babies in 1964, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kamala. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kamala
Names that are said the same way as Kamala, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Camilayoung ceremonial attendant6,761 in the US (2017)
- Camillayoung ceremonial attendant; feminine form of Camillus1,047 in the US (2017)
- Kamilahperfect or complete236 in the US (2017)
- Kamillayoung ceremonial attendant; a form of Camilla169 in the US (2017)
- Camilahperfect or complete; a form of Kamila25 in the US (2017)
- Khamilagentle, mild; a form of Kamila18 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a flower
Like Kamala, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Kamala
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