Girls' name · since 1978
Kajal
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 369 babies named Kajal, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kajal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 369 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Kajal recorded 369 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2009.
- #14,192 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 369 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kajal ranks #14,192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 369 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kajal's 369 recorded births place it above 80.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kajal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kajal splits its recorded history at 1996: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kajal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2009
- Peak year (1996)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kajal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (206 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Kajal's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kajal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
206 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 206 births (56% of all-time use).
Kajal by state
Where Kajal concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 7.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 26 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
26 of 369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kajal's data
- Kajal's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (206 total births) through the 2000s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kajals (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kajal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kajal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.