Kamal

Last seen for girls in 1997 at #8,334 · #2,884 for boys in 2025, 43 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,100
1979 · 66 births
Debut · boys
1946
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,076
since 1946

Kamal over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Kamal has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #1,100, 1979boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,88443
2024—#2,59551
2023—#2,80545
2022—#2,51754
2021—#2,37357
2020—#2,50551
2019—#2,22862
2018—#2,16764
2017—#2,41753
2016—#2,43752
2015—#2,48650
2014—#2,70544
2013—#2,29955
2012—#2,38053
2011—#2,23258
2010—#1,98669
2009—#1,62697
2008—#2,20760
2007—#1,97271
2006—#2,24856
2005—#1,69179
2004—#1,85766
2003—#1,90661
2002—#1,45987
2001—#1,40089
2000—#1,42986
1999—#1,51774
1998—#1,71959
1997#8,33410#1,50969
1996—#1,33481
1995—#1,38073
1994—#1,43467
1993—#1,44465
1992—#1,62154
1991#13,1475#1,52857
1990—#1,70247
1989—#1,85840
1988—#1,87935
1987—#1,53446
1986—#1,66238
1985—#1,61439
1984—#1,48142
1983—#1,49041
1982—#1,31051
1981—#1,52040
1980—#1,21457
1979#10,2105#1,10066
1978—#1,13460
1977#9,6525#1,12759
1976—#1,57234
1975—#1,83526
1974—#1,61830
1973—#1,54831
1972—#2,15818
1971—#4,3756
1970—#1,98920
1969—#2,86110
1968—#3,3657
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First appearance
1946

The first year at least five boys were named Kamal! It came in at #3,525, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1946–1957, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Kamal is popular in 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedMNIllinois: #800 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 13,958 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedWIMichigan: #440 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,094 boysMINew York: #480 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,843 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #508 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,509 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Kamal, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Michigan#440 · 1 in 6,094
  2. New York#480 · 1 in 5,843
  3. Pennsylvania#508 · 1 in 9,509
  4. Illinois#800 · 1 in 13,958

Best ever in a state: #369 in Maryland, 2005.

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Michigan#440111 in 6,094
New York#480191 in 5,843
Pennsylvania#50881 in 9,509
Illinois#80061 in 13,958
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See more about Kamal
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 289 spots since 2024 (#2,595 → #2,884)
  • 379 spots since 2020 (#2,505 → #2,884)
  • 398 spots since 2015 (#2,486 → #2,884)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1946
  • Peaked 1979 at #1,100 (66 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 20,449
  • Highest: 1 in 20,449 boys born in 2009 were named Kamal (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 39,723 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #1,100 in 1979, was only 1 in 26,084 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 24.4% of all boys named Kamal (752) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s5#3,525 (1946)#3,525
1950s6#3,559 (1958)#3,559
1960s27#2,861 (1969)#3,553
1970s350#1,100 (1979)#1,846
1980s429#1,214 (1980)#1,556
1990s646#1,334 (1996)#1,519
2000s752#1,400 (2001)#1,780
2010s560#1,986 (2010)#2,334
2020s301#2,373 (2021)#2,613

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kamal in 1979

girls
#10,210
5 births · 1 in 321,054 girls
boys
#1,100
66 births · 1 in 26,084 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #10,210Kamal5

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #1,100Kamal66
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 321,054 of them was named Kamal, which outranked 14.7% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kamal
  1. #9,010Zorana6
  2. #9,010Zoraya6
  3. #9,010Zuri6
  4. #10,210Kamal5
  5. #10,210Abeer5
  6. #10,210Abria5
  7. #10,210Adah5

Tied with 1,762 names at #10,210; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 26,084 of them was named Kamal, which outranked 84.4% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kamal
  1. #1,089Nikolaus67
  2. #1,089Rasheen67
  3. #1,089Rosendo67
  4. #1,100Kamal66
  5. #1,100Cristian66
  6. #1,100Jelani66
  7. #1,100Leigh66
  8. #1,108Darrius65
  9. #1,108Detrick65
  10. #1,108Luciano65

Tied with 7 names at #1,100; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1979 →