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Kamal

boy name
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

traditionally 'perfection'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kamal peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

158 people · the #30,010 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 38

1980s2010s

Among people named Kamal living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Kamal

Most people given the name Kamal in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Kamal

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