Kunal
Kunal is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
Meaning & Origin of Kunal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kunal is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Punjabi
The Story of Kunal
The earliest SSA record of Kunal as a baby boy name dates back to 1977, when 5 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 60 newborns named Kunal — #1,544 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Kunal on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kunal last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kunal
Kunal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kunal's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,544. Use the chart and map above to compare Kunal'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.