Kunal
Boy · Sanskrit
Kunal is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Kunal mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Kunal a girl's or a boy's name?
Kunal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kunal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 22 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kunal in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kunal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 22 | #746 |
How popular is Kunal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Kunal, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 60 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Kunal in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kunal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 37 | #2,599 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,302 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,045 |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,821 |
| 1998 | 48 | #1,984 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,760 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 60 | #1,539 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,819 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,209 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,583 |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,963 |
| 1989 | 36 | #1,988 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 45 | #1,561 |
| 1986 | 44 | #1,510 |
| 1985 | 43 | #1,523 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,293 |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,295 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,165 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
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