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Kamal

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What official birth registration shows about Kamal: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #526 to #1825.200020052010201520202025#526#1825
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#526
1997#554
1998#526
1999#639
2000#554
2001#686
2002#950
2003#889
2004#688
2005#807
2006#939
2007#731
2008#1206
2009#1649
2010#1055
2011#999
2012#1313
2013#1147
2014#1370
2015#1074
2016#1363
2017#1339
2018#1382
2019#1369
2020#1825
2021#1391
2022#1781
2023#1309
2024#1675
2025#1613

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 26 of the 41 years from 1963 to 2003.

In 2023: #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1309 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1963–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1963

    First recorded at #509 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1963–2003

    Highest recorded position: #360 among boys in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1963–2003).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1613 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #360 in Norway in 1969.

Kamal's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#161316HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#167515HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#130920HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#178113HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#139118HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#182512HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#136918HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#138218HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#133919HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#136319HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#107426HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#137018HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#114722HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#131319HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#99927HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#105526HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#164913HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#120620HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#73138HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#93925HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#80729HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#68834HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#88922HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#95018HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#68626HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#55434HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#63927HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#52636HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#55432HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#52633HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#5384HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5704HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5505HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#6294HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#6294HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5925HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5845HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#4429HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5845HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5396HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5795HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5007HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#5805HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5346HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5695HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#6134HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4269HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#6134HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5316HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5106HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5575HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5914HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#36010HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5274HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4865HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5094HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Kamal is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Kamal, between 1963 and 2025, in 54 of those 63 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: highest position in 1969England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200319632025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1963–200326#360 in 1969
England and Wales1996–202530#526 in 1996
Republic of Ireland2003–20234#423 in 2003

Its high point came 34 years earlier in Norway (1969) than in Republic of Ireland (2003).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1965; it appears again in 1969.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Kamal

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1963–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #360 in Norway in 1969. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.