How Many People Are Named Kajal?

362

people named Kajal are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 944,157 people in the US has this name

Based on 369 babies named Kajal in Social Security records from 1978 to 2009, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#20,066

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#11,559

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Peak Year

1996

36 births

Trend

2009

Last year given

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

Means "kohl, collyrium, lotion for the eyes" in Sanskrit.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
100.0%
Male
0.0%

All of the babies given the name Kajal in the records were girls.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Kajal alive today is about 30 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 26 and 31 in 2025.

Under 30 217
59.9%
30 to 59 145
40.1%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Kajal first appears in the records in 1978 and was given most often in 1996, to 36 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2009.

Babies given the name each year, 1978 to 2009

🏆 Rank History

Kajal has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,260, in 1996.

Girls
Rank in 2025Not ranked
Best rank#3,260 (1996)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#4,908 in the 1990s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Kajal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Kajal were born in California than in any other state: about 26 of those alive today.

California 26
New Jersey 26
Illinois 6
New York 5

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