Girls' name · since 1993
Kulsum
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Kulsum, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,329 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 61
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kulsum currently ranks #11329 among girls' names in America, with 61 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Kulsum recorded 61 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #11329 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #32,683 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,329 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 61 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kulsum ranks #32,683 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,329 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 61 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,683 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,329 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 61
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kulsum's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kulsum compares
61 18th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kulsum's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kulsum | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 61 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kulsum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kulsum's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kulsum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Kulsum by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Kulsum's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Kulsum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Kulsum's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Kulsum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Kulsum 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.