girl's name
Kayal
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 262
Kayal is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Kayal over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 95 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 42 |
How popular is Kayal?
In 2025, Kayal was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kayal is used
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 Kayal
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kayal also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kayal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kayal
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kayal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kayal
How popular is the name Kayal?
In 2025, Kayal was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kayal a girl's or a boy's name?
Kayal is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kayal most popular?
Kayal peaked in 2017, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kayal a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kayal currently ranks #4,614 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.