Kamari is a modern American name, usually explained through the Arabic qamar, "moon", so that it reads as "moonlike"; it also fits the pattern of Amari, Jamari and Omari, names that share its rhythm and ending. It has grown mainly in African American families. Kamari has been in the US top 1000 since 2003, peaked at number 366 in 2023 and ranks number 391 in 2025.