girl's name

Kajal

  • Origin Indian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 677

Kajal is a girl's name. In 2009 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Kajal is a name of Indian origin.
  • Peaked in 1996, when 36 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1978.

Kajal over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s.

206
'70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Kajal by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 18
1980s 54
1990s 206
2000s 91

How popular is Kajal?

In 2009, Kajal was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kajal is used

Canada #2,519 6 in 2003
England & Wales #3,250 7 in 2009
United States #14,413 7 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kajal

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kajal also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kajal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kajal

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kajal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kajal

How popular is the name Kajal?

In 2009, Kajal was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kajal a girl's or a boy's name?

Kajal is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Kajal most popular?

Kajal peaked in 1996, when 36 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.