Is Kamal a boy or girl name?
Kamal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 51 boys were named Kamal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 3,056 US babies named Kamal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,603
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kamal since 1946
- 3,056
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 97 babies
Boys and girls named Kamal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 350 | 10 | 2.8% |
| 1980s | 428 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 645 | 15 | 2.3% |
| 2000s | 752 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 560 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 258 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51 | #2,603 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 64 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 53 | #2,436 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,734 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,315 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,401 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 69 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 97 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,222 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 87 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 89 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 74 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 69 | #1,514 | 10 | #8,666 |
| 1996 | 81 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 66 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 65 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 54 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 57 | #1,538 | 5 | #14,173 |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 40 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 46 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 38 | #1,679 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 39 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 42 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 51 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,102 | 5 | #10,910 |
| 1978 | 60 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,132 | 5 | #10,307 |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,668 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,962 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,519 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,241 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,332 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,729 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,771 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kamal reached #1,102 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #8,666 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kamal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.