Recorded 1992–2016 Boys' name Peak 1992 42 births

Kumail — boys' name

42 babies named Kumail in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s212010s10
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kumail was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

6 babies were named Kumail in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kumail

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Kumail between 1992 and 2016, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kumail currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kumail performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kumail shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kumail 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 42 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.

Kumail at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

42

Since 1992

25 years of records

Peak year

1992

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1992

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2016

Kumail popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1992

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 20162010200920062003200119971992 6

Kumail by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 50% of Kumail's all-time total
1990s112000s212010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kumail?
42 babies have been named Kumail since 1992. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1992 with 6 births.
When was Kumail most popular?
Kumail was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Kumail been used?
Kumail has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 25 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kumail?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kumar, Kumari, Kuma, Kumasi, and 1 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, 1992–2016 (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.