Kemi is a girl's name of African origin meaning “Kem and easily accessible or passable.” In 2024 it was given to 10 girls in the United States.
Kemi belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “Kem and easily accessible or passable” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kemi first appears in Social Security records in 1961. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4354 in 1978, and in 2024 10 babies received the name — 376 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kemi means “Kem and easily accessible or passable” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kemi is a girl name. In 2024, 10 babies received the name in the US.
Kemi comes from the African tradition.
Kemi first appears in US records in 1961. Its best-ever ranking was #4354 in 1978, and 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
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. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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