Boys' name · since 1987
Krunal
43 babies named Krunal in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Krunal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 43 recorded since 1987.
Krunal has 43 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1987 to 1998.
- #23,223 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krunal ranks #23,223 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Krunal's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Krunal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Krunal splits its recorded history at 1993: 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 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Krunal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1998
- Peak year (1994)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Krunal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (32 births, 74% of the file).
1990s was Krunal's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Krunal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 32 births (74% of all-time use).
Krunal by state
Where Krunal concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 11.6% |
5 of 43 births nationwide.
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- New Jersey records the most Krunals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krunal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1987–1998 (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 Krunal 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.