Kulsuma
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kul-SOO-muh
- Origin
- Arabic
Kulsuma is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “full-cheeked”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kulsuma 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 Kulsuma a girl's or a boy's name?
Kulsuma is a girls' name.
How popular is Kulsuma in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kulsuma in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kulsuma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Kulsuma
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba, Faiza, Humaira, Sabiha, Saba, Salma, Safia, Fariha, Aysha, Nafisa, Samira, Fatma
Names related to Kulsuma
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, “Kulsuma: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kulsuma, updated 20 October 2026.