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Kema
Pronounced KEE-muh /ΛkiΛ.mΙ/Low
Meaning: Kema is a brief modern American name best read as a Ke- prefix creation or a clipped form of a longer name such as Kemma or Makema. Short Ke- names multiplied in the later twentieth century, prized for their crisp, open sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Kema is a compact modern name, most plausibly a Ke- prefix coinage or a trimmed form of a longer name. Its two open syllables sit easily on the tongue, which is much of its appeal, though its exact source is uncertain.
It stayed rare, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak around 1973 and never spreading widely. A girl named Kema then is in her fifties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Kema mean?
It is a short modern American name, most likely a Ke- prefix coinage or a trimmed longer name, so it has no single fixed older meaning.
How do you pronounce Kema?
It is said KEE-muh /ΛkiΛ.mΙ/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Kema a boy or girl name?
Kema is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Kema?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak in the nineteen-seventies.