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Kamal

Boy

Meaning of Kamal: Arabic: 'perfection'

Kamal is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2834th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2834

43 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,101

First recorded 1946 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 40 babies1982: 51 babies1983: 41 babies1984: 42 babies1985: 39 babies1986: 38 babies1987: 46 babies1988: 35 babies1989: 40 babies1990: 47 babies19901991: 62 babies1992: 54 babies1993: 65 babies1994: 67 babies1995: 73 babies1996: 81 babies1997: 79 babies1998: 59 babies1999: 74 babies2000: 86 babies20002001: 89 babies2002: 87 babies2003: 61 babies2004: 66 babies2005: 79 babies2006: 56 babies2007: 71 babies2008: 60 babies2009: 97 babies2010: 69 babies20102011: 58 babies2012: 53 babies2013: 55 babies2014: 44 babies2015: 50 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 53 babies2018: 64 babies2019: 62 babies2020: 51 babies20202021: 57 babies2022: 54 babies2023: 45 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 43 babies
US babies named Kamal per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 97.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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