How Many People Are Named Kamaal?
An estimated 310 people in the United States have the first name Kamaal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Kamaal peaked in popularity in 1991 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kamaal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kamaal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
310
About 1 in 1,105,659 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1991
18 births
Total Registered
317
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kamaal
Kamaal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 317 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kamaal as a male name
Ranked #9,388 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (18 births)
Kamaal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kamaal span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 88 babies were registered. Kamaal has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kamaal by Decade
How has Kamaal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kamaal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamaal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kamaal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamaal?
We estimate approximately 310 people named Kamaal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,105,659 Americans share this first name.
Is Kamaal a common name?
Kamaal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 317 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kamaal most popular?
Kamaal reached peak popularity in 1991, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kamaal is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kamaal a male name?
Kamaal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kamaal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kamaal Smith, Kamaal Johnson, Kamaal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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