How Many People Are Named Kunal?
An estimated 1,221 people in the United States have the first name Kunal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Kunal peaked in popularity in 1994 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kunal 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 Kunal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,221
About 1 in 280,716 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1994
60 births
Total Registered
1,253
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kunal
Kunal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,253 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kunal as a male name
Ranked #11,675 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1994 (60 births)
Kunal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kunal span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 454 babies were registered. Kunal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kunal by Decade
How has Kunal 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.
Kunal by State
Birth registrations for Kunal span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in Connecticut, Virginia, Pennsylvania. On average, about 67 Kunals were registered per state.
Kunal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kunal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kunal
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kunal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kunal?
We estimate approximately 1,221 people named Kunal 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 280,716 Americans share this first name.
Is Kunal a common name?
Kunal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,253 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kunal most popular?
Kunal reached peak popularity in 1994, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kunal is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kunal a male name?
Kunal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kunal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kunal Smith, Kunal Johnson, Kunal 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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