Kamal
Kamal was the 2907th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1102nd; the most babies were born in 2009 (97). Over the last ten years it has moved down 400 places. More babies were named Kamal in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,907 boys, down 381 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200997 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,101babies recorded
Kamal popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 25 since 1977.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,907 | 43 |
| 2020 | #2,526 | 51 |
| 2010 | #1,992 | 69 |
| 2000 | #1,438 | 86 |
| 1990 | #1,716 | 47 |
| 1980 | #1,220 | 57 |
| 1970 | #2,032 | 20 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kamal, counting every spelling?
Kamal is the most common spelling of a name family that had 43 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 43 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal | 43 | #2,907 | 250 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kamal?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kamal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kamal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kamal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kamal?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Kamal are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 15 and 37. That makes Kamal mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kamal by state
How common Kamal was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kamal: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kamal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kamal
How popular is the name Kamal?
Kamal was the 2907th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1102nd; the most babies were born in 2009 (97). Over the last ten years it has moved down 400 places. More babies were named Kamal in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kamal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kamal in the US.
Where is Kamal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kamal was most common in Minnesota (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and New York.