Girls' name · since 1976
Komal
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 631 babies named Komal, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 631
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
631 girls have been named Komal since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Komal has 631 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2013.
- #10,197 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 631 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Komal ranks #10,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 631 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,197 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 631
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Komal's 631 recorded births place it above 85.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Komal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Komal splits its recorded history at 1995: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Komal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2013
- Peak year (1998)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Komal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (266 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Komal's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Komal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
133 births
- 1990s
1990s
266 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 266 births (42% of all-time use).
How Komal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Komal's total volume
Komal by state
Where Komal concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 15.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 25 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
100 of 631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Komal's data
- Komal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (266 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Komals (100 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Komal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1976–2013 (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 Komal 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.