Kamal
Where Kamal comes from
Transliteration of Arabic كَمَال (kamāl, “perfection”).
Along the way
- 1946First appearance#3,525 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
- 1979Peak, #1,10066 babies named Kamal — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
- A male given name.
- A male given name, feminine equivalent Kamala.
Namesakes
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