Meaning & origin
What it means
Kayal is a romanization of கயல். கயல் means “fish.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kayal is a romanization of கயல். கயல் comes from Proto-Dravidian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kayal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 161
- 0 boys · 161 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,056 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,056 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 415 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kayal’s family of names
Kayal may belong to the same name family as KAYALL. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.