Kajol
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAH-jol
- Origin
- Hindi
Kajol is a girls' name of Hindi origin, meaning “kohl eyeliner”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kajol mean?
Hindi: variant spelling of Kajal, from Hindi kajal 'kohl'
“kohl eyeliner”
A variant spelling of Kajal, from the Hindi word for kohl, the dark eye make-up worn across South Asia.
Is Kajol a girl's or a boy's name?
Kajol is a girls' name.
How popular is Kajol in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 28 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kajol in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kajol in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 28 | #861 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
Names like Kajol
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charlotte, Zoe, Emma, Hannah, Sarah, Eleanor, Chloe, Georgia, Anna, Molly, Lucy, Sophie
Names related to Kajol
More Hindi names
Prisha, Saanvi, Meera, Riya, Jiya, Diya, Reyansh, Sai, Shanaya, Neev, Aarush, Rivaan, Samaira, Rishaan, Sanaya, Tulsi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kajol: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kajol, updated 20 October 2026.