Girl · #11,832 in 2026

Batul

Name: Popularity of the name Batul in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Batul, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Batul, Bantul, Batul the Great, or Bantul the Great is a popular Bengali comic strip character created by Narayan Debnathin 1965. Bantul the great is originally India's first untelevised superhero. It first appeared and still appears in a children's magazine called Shuktara and is widely read, not only by children but by adults as well.

Arabic

Current Rank

#11,832

Peak Rank

#10,127 (2014)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1993

First Year

2015

Last Year

2014

Peak Year

#10127

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Batul

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

Arabic

Origin & history

Narayan Debnath's first comic book characters in color were for the comic strip and book Batul The Great . By Debnath's admission, he thought up the idea of the superhero while returning from College Street , Calcutta. He has remarked that the character of Batul or Bantul was influenced by his friend Manohar Aich , the famous Bengali bodybuilder. The name came to him instantly and he thought up the figure of the protagonist rapidly. Initially, he did not know what he foresaw as a future for Batul or Bantul and did not give him any superpowers . When the Bangladesh War of Liberation , also know

The Story of Batul

American parents first put Batul on the record books as a baby girl name in 1993, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 10 Batuls were born — ranking #10,127 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Batuls. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 81 Batuls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Names that sound like Batul

Phonetically similar names — useful when Batul is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Battle
Battel
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Beetle
Beatle
Bettle
Bootle
Bittle
Buttle
Betel
Beitel
Betul

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Batul

What does the name Batul mean?

What is the origin of the name Batul?

Batul has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Arabic.

How popular is Batul in 2026?

In 2026, Batul ranks #11,832 among girls' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year.

When was Batul most popular?

Batul reached its peak popularity in 2014, ranking #10,127 that year with 10 babies given the name.

Is Batul a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Batul is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Batul?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Batul include Lucyann, Amenia, Munirah. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Batul

Batul is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 81 births in the dataset. Batul's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #10,127. Use the chart and map above to compare Batul's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.