Kemari means moon or great — the KE-MARI variant blending Ke with mari. Kemari IS also the ancient Japanese ball game played by the imperial court. Three syllables of the ancient Japanese ball game, KE-MARI moon, and imperial-court heritage.
Kemari IS the ancient Japanese ball game played by the imperial court.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Japanese; ancient imperial ball game.
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Today
Kemari remains a beloved choice, ranking #2308 in the US. 2,027 babies have been named Kemari since 1991.
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How popular is Kemari?
2009peak year
Kemari has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2308), with about 78 babies named Kemari each year. In 2009, 100 babies received the name (ranked #1598). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 2,027.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Kemari's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — imperial adventure. People named Kemari tend to be flowing, warm, and gifted at being the ancient Japanese imperial game.
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Ancient Japanese imperial game
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Ke-Mari dual
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Moon-great
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Flowing warm
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Unique-heritage
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E5
M4
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R9
I9
Sum: 30 → Life path 3
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Personality of Kemari
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Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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