How Many People Are Named Kumar?
An estimated 295 people in the United States have the first name Kumar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Kumar peaked in popularity in 1998 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kumar 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 Kumar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
295
About 1 in 1,161,879 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1998
13 births
Total Registered
305
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kumar
Kumar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 305 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kumar as a male name
Ranked #10,355 in 2019
7 male births in 2019
Peak: 1998 (13 births)
Kumar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kumar span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 77 babies were registered. While Kumar is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kumar by Decade
How has Kumar 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.
Kumar by State
Kumar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kumar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kumar
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kumar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kumar?
We estimate approximately 295 people named Kumar 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 1,161,879 Americans share this first name.
Is Kumar a common name?
Kumar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 305 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kumar most popular?
Kumar reached peak popularity in 1998, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kumar is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kumar a male name?
Kumar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kumar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kumar Smith, Kumar Johnson, Kumar 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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