Given name
Kamaal
“the perfect man”
Kamaal is a variant of Kamal. One Arabic interpretation is “the perfect man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kamaal is a variant of Kamal. One Arabic interpretation is “the perfect man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kamaal is a variant of Kamal. Kamal has been associated with Sanskrit and Arabic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kamaal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 317
- 317 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 309 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kamaal
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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