Recorded 1987–1998 Boys' name Peak 1994 43 births

Krunal — boys' name

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.

1980s111990s32
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Krunal was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

9 babies were named Krunal in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krunal

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Krunal between 1987 and 1998, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Krunal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krunal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Krunal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Krunal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krunal 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 43 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.

Krunal at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

43

Since 1987

12 years of records

Peak year

1994

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1987

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1998

Krunal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1987

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
45678910 1998199619941993199219881987 5

Krunal by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 74% of Krunal's all-time total
1980s111990s32

Krunal by state

Where Krunal concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Krunal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 11.6%
New Jersey share of Krunal's total US births 11.6%

5 of 43 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krunal?
43 babies have been named Krunal since 1987. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
When was Krunal most popular?
Krunal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Krunal most popular?
The top states for the name Krunal are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Krunal been used?
Krunal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 12 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Krunal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kruz, Krue, Kruze, Kru, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1987–1998 (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.