Kamala is a girl's name of Indian origin meaning “lotus.” In 2024 it was given to 13 girls in the United States.
Kamala belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “lotus” — is the sense carried by its Indian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kamala first appears in Social Security records in 1955. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1063 in 1964, and in 2024 13 babies received the name — 1,285 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kamala means “lotus” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kamala is a girl name. In 2024, 13 babies received the name in the US.
Kamala comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Kamala first appears in US records in 1955. Its best-ever ranking was #1063 in 1964, and 13 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kamala is pronounced /ˈkʌməlɑː/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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