Kajal
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAH-jahl
- Origin
- Hindi
Kajal is a girls' name of Hindi origin, meaning “kohl eyeliner”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kajal mean?
Hindi: from Hindi kajal, derived from Sanskrit kajjala
“kohl eyeliner”
From the Hindi word for kohl, the dark eye make-up worn across South Asia.
Is Kajal a girl's or a boy's name?
Kajal is a girls' name.
How popular is Kajal in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 36 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kajal in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kajal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,398 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 29 | #854 |
| 1997 | 36 | #748 |
| 1996 | 32 | #778 |
How popular is Kajal in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Kajal in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kajal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 35 | #3,299 |
| 1996 | 36 | #3,232 |
| 1995 | 33 | #3,352 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
Names like Kajal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Kajal
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kajal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kajal, updated 20 October 2026.