Kolsuma
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kul-SOO-muh
- Origin
- Arabic
Kolsuma is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “full-cheeked”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kolsuma mean?
Arabic: Bangladeshi spelling of Kulsum or Kulthum
“full-cheeked”
Bangladeshi spelling of Kulsum, from Arabic Kulthum; Umm Kulthum was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Kolsuma a girl's or a boy's name?
Kolsuma is a girls' name.
How popular is Kolsuma in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 5 girls.
Kolsuma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Kolsuma
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Francesca, Emma, Eleanor, Lydia, Sabrina, Jessica, Anna, Melissa, Charlotte, Alexandra, Aysha, Georgina
Names related to Kolsuma
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Kolsuma: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kolsuma, updated 20 October 2026.