Kumail
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- koo-MAIL
- Origin
- Arabic
Kumail is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kumail mean?
Arabic: Urdu spelling of Arabic Kumayl
Arabic Kumayl, best known from Kumayl ibn Ziyad, a companion of Imam Ali remembered for the Dua Kumayl prayer.
Is Kumail a girl's or a boy's name?
Kumail is a boys' name.
How popular is Kumail in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kumail in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kumail in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2 | #6,266 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Kumail
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Zayaan, Ahmed, Zayan, Musa, Abdullah, Musab, Mustafa, Zayd, Khalid, Ahad, Zayyan
Names related to Kumail
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Kumail: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kumail, updated 20 October 2026.