Recorded 1976–2013 Girls' name Peak 1998 631 births

Komal — girls' name

631 babies named Komal in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s1331990s2662000s1832010s27
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Komal was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

41 babies were named Komal in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Komal

The Social Security Administration has registered 631 babies named Komal between 1976 and 2013, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Komal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Komal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 266 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Komal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Komal in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Komal 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 631 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.

Komal at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

631

Since 1976

38 years of records

Peak year

1998

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1976

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2013

Komal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1976

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1998)
41
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Komal by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
266 births that decade — 42% of Komal's all-time total
1970s221980s1331990s2662000s1832010s27

Komal by state

Where Komal concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Komal
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%
California share of Komal's total US births 15.8%
Even split

100 of 631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Komal?
631 babies have been named Komal since 1976. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1998 with 41 births.
When was Komal most popular?
Komal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 266 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Komal most popular?
The top states for the name Komal are California (100 births), New York (25 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Komal been used?
Komal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 38 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Komal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Komalpreet, Komeka, Komora. 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, 1976–2013 (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.