Girls' name · since 1996
Kajol
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 66 babies named Kajol, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,779 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
66 girls have been named Kajol since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kajol recorded 66 times among girls since 1996, 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 1996 to 2005.
- #31,779 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kajol ranks #31,779 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #31,779 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kajol's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kajol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kajol's full recorded timeline at 1999, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kajol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2005
- Peak year (1999)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Kajol by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (48 births, 73% of the file).
1990s was Kajol's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Kajol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 48 births (73% of all-time use).
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- Kajol's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2000s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kajol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1996–2005 (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 Kajol 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.