Kulsoom
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kul-SOOM
- Origin
- Arabic
Kulsoom is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “full-cheeked”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kulsoom mean?
Arabic: Pakistani spelling of Kulsum or Kulthum
“full-cheeked”
Pakistani spelling of Kulsum, from Arabic Kulthum; Umm Kulthum was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Kulsoom a girl's or a boy's name?
Kulsoom is a girls' name.
How popular is Kulsoom in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kulsoom in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kulsoom in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Kulsoom
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Farah Iqra Faiza Tasnim Salma Ilham Saba Aysha Ahlam Hibah Samah Fatma
Names related to Kulsoom
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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, “Kulsoom: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kulsoom, updated 20 October 2026.