Entry № 3337 · Sanskrit origin

Kamakala Kamakala — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KAH-mah-KAH-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Art of desire / Tantric Devi (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "art of desire / tantric devi (sanskrit + foundational)".

Kamakala is from the Sanskrit Kāmakalā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Kamakala is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Kāmakalā desire-art love-art + Sanskrit kāma desire + kalā art + foundational central Kāma foundational-central-Vedic-god-of-love + foundational central Kāma-Sūtra by Vātsyāyana 4th c. CE 36-chapters 1250-verses foundational-central-Sanskrit-treatise-on-love-Kāma one-of Puruṣārtha four-goals alongside Artha + Dharma + Mokṣa + foundational central Kāmakalā-Vilāsa foundational-central-Sri-Vidya-tantric-text 55-verses by Puṇyānanda 12th c. CE + Cid-Vilāsa 13th c. CE commentary + foundational central Kāmakalā-Yantra foundational-central-Sri-Vidya-tantric-diagram + foundational central Kāmaśāstra love-scriptures tradition alongside Kāma-Sūtra + Ratirahasya + Nāgara-Sarvasva + Kandarpa-Cūḍāmaṇi + Pañcasāyaka + Anaṅga-Raṅga + foundational central Kāmakalākālī Devi-Kali-in-Sri-Vidya + foundational central Kāmadeva god-of-love + foundational central Kāmarūpa-Kāmākhyā Shakti-Pitha + foundational pan-Shakta heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Art of desire / Tantric Devi (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit Kāmakalā desire-art love-art + Sanskrit kāma desire + kalā art + foundational central Kāma foundational-central-Vedic-god-of-love + foundational central Kāma-Sūtra by Vātsyāyana 4th c. CE 36-chapters 1250-verses foundational-central-Sanskrit-treatise-on-love-Kāma one-of Puruṣārtha four-goals alongside Artha + Dharma + Mokṣa + foundational central Kāmakalā-Vilāsa foundational-central-Sri-Vidya-tantric-text 55-verses by Puṇyānanda 12th c. CE + Cid-Vilāsa 13th c. CE commentary + foundational central Kāmakalā-Yantra foundational-central-Sri-Vidya-tantric-diagram + foundational central Kāmaśāstra love-scriptures tradition alongside Kāma-Sūtra + Ratirahasya + Nāgara-Sarvasva + Kandarpa-Cūḍāmaṇi + Pañcasāyaka + Anaṅga-Raṅga + foundational central Kāmakalākālī Devi-Kali-in-Sri-Vidya + foundational central Kāmadeva god-of-love + foundational central Kāmarūpa-Kāmākhyā Shakti-Pitha + foundational pan-Shakta heritage

The name in its native script.

कामकला
Transliteration
Kāmakalā
Pronunciation
/ ˌkɑː.mɑːˈkɑː.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kamakala stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Kamakala · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Kamakalas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Kama god of love / Vatsyayana Kama-Sutra 4th c. 36 chapters 1250 verses / Purushartha Artha Dharma Moksha / Kamakala-Vilasa Punyananda 12th c. 55 verses Chid-Vilasa 13th c. / Kamakala-Yantra Sri Vidya / Kama-Shastra Kama-Sutra Ratirahasya Nagara-Sarvasva Kandarpa Panchasayaka Ananga-Ranga / Kamakalakali Kali Sri Vidya / Kamadeva / Kamarupa Kamakhya
Sanskrit desire-art love-art + kāma desire + kalā art + Kāma Vedic-god + Kāma-Sūtra Vātsyāyana 4th c. 36-chapters 1250-verses Puruṣārtha Artha + Dharma + Mokṣa + Kāmakalā-Vilāsa Sri-Vidya Puṇyānanda 12th c. 55-verses + Cid-Vilāsa 13th c. + Kāmakalā-Yantra + Kāmaśāstra Kāma-Sūtra + Ratirahasya + Nāgara-Sarvasva + Kandarpa-Cūḍāmaṇi + Pañcasāyaka + Anaṅga-Raṅga + Kāmakalākālī + Kāmadeva + Kāmarūpa-Kāmākhyā
Kamakala

Names connected to Kamakala.

The number behind Kamakala.

6

The Builder

Kamakala has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 4 syllables. Kamakala."
Mother of one