Recorded 1996–2005 Girls' name Peak 1999 66 births

Kajol — girls' name

66 babies named Kajol in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s482000s18
1990s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Kajol was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kajol in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kajol

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Kajol between 1996 and 2005, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kajol currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kajol performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kajol shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kajol in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 66 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kajol at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

66

Since 1996

10 years of records

Peak year

1999

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1996

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2005

Kajol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1996

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1999)
15
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
05101520 2005200220001999199819971996 10

Kajol by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
48 births that decade — 73% of Kajol's all-time total
1990s482000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kajol?
66 babies have been named Kajol since 1996. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1999 with 15 births.
When was Kajol most popular?
Kajol was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Kajol been used?
Kajol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 10 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Kajol?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaja, Kajsa, Kajal, Kajuana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.