Komal
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Komal is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “soft, delicate, tender”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Komal mean?
Sanskrit
“soft, delicate, tender”
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Komal a girl's or a boy's name?
Komal is a girls' name.
How popular is Komal 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 43 girls.
Half of all the girls named Komal in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Komal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,280 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,154 |
| 2003 | 22 | #1,125 |
| 2002 | 24 | #1,016 |
| 2001 | 25 | #955 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 43 | #650 |
| 1998 | 24 | #981 |
| 1997 | 25 | #940 |
| 1996 | 23 | #958 |
How popular is Komal in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Komal in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Komal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 41 | #3,065 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 26 | #3,962 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Komal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer, Maya, Amal, Hannah, Jasmine, Nawal, Chloe, Zainab, Yasmin, Ffion, Amber, Erin
More Sanskrit names
Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
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, “Komal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/komal, updated 20 October 2026.