Kunj
Kunj is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Vikramgad taluka.
Meaning & Origin of Kunj
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kunj is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Vikramgad taluka.
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The Story of Kunj
Kunj first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 10 Kunjs were born — ranking #6,315 that year. As of 2026, Kunj ranks #10,599 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 64 Kunjs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Kunj
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kunj is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Conge
- Cange
- Konge
- Konj
- Conj
- Gunge
- Kench
- Kinch
- Can
- Conch
- Kony
- Cun
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kunj
Kunj is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Kunj's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #6,315. Use the chart and map above to compare Kunj'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 .
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