Is Kamal a boy or girl name?

Kamal is a boy’s name. Of the 3,101 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Kamal

Recorded 1946–2025 · United States

Kamal was most popular in 2009, when 97 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,655 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,196, with 43 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,101 people named Kamal.

Kamal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kamal’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kamal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kamal is a boy’s name — 0.8% of the 3,101 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kamal

Where Kamal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org