Kamon

#12,953 in 2025Boys' name

Heart, mind

Kamon has been given to 334 babies in the U.S. since 1980. In 2025 it ranked #12,953 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2011, with 15 recorded.

Babies named Kamon, 2025

1 in 663,000

Kamon over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Kamon: meaning, origin, and history

Heart, mind

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Kamon means

Kamon means “heart, mind”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Kamon is used in Thai.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ka˨˩.ˈmon˧/ for Kamon.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 334 boys were recorded with the name Kamon between 1980 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 15 in 2011; its best national rank was #4,882 in 1999.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #10,067 in 2020 to #12,953 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #8,374 in 2015 to #12,953 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Kamon?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 663,000; 5 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 342,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #12,953; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 459,581 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Kamon sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 459,581 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kamon. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kamons were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kamon was born before 2005 — so the typical Kamon is around 20 today.

Median birth year: 2005; About 20 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 30.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 62.9%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 334; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 30.5% of all recorded uses (102).

Is Kamon rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: −2,886; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: −4,579; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.56×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 33.3%; Peak was 2011 (15)
Years since peak: 14; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 29.5% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,882; 1999

Spellings of Kamon

Kamon is not the most common spelling — Jason is, with 34.4% against Kamon's 0.01%.

Jason34.4%1,052,030
Aaron20.1%614,462
Mason11.2%342,583
Jaxon3.7%113,651
Ramon2.5%77,429
Simon2.3%70,283
Kaden2.3%69,595
Damon2.2%68,841

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Kamon by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #12,953
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 2,886
Best rank ever: #4,882; 1999
Peak year: 2011; 15 that year
First recorded: 1980
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 334
Count in 2025: 5

Names similar to Kamon

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Kamir Kamen Kamel Kamilo Kamazi Kamoni Kamau Kamai Kamori Kamare Kamdon Kamiri Kamani Kamar Ahmon Kamuela Symon Timon Kamaree Kamarri Kemon Kamarie Kamil Kamarii

Sibling names for Kamon

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Abagail Shyann Sydni Halie Sydnie Rhianna Alysa Adelle

For a brother

Aaden Brennen Jerimiah Jorden Gavyn Jarod Jamarcus Nevin

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