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
The earliest SSA record of Kunj as a baby boy name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Kunj — #6,315 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Kunjs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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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