Recorded 1978–2018 Unisex name Peak 2007 122 births

Kumari — unisex name

122 babies named Kumari in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s72000s592010s50
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kumari was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kumari in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kumari

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Kumari between 1978 and 2018, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kumari currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Kumari is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 36 additional births since 2006.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kumari performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kumari shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kumari 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 122 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.

Kumari at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

122

Since 1978

41 years of records

Peak year

2007

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1978

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kumari popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1978

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 2018201420102007200419941978 6

Kumari popularity over time — boys

36 total births recorded since 2006 (Kumari as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 36 births
456789 201920112010200920072006 8

Kumari by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
59 births that decade — 48% of Kumari's all-time total
1970s61990s72000s592010s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kumari?
122 babies have been named Kumari since 1978. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
When was Kumari most popular?
Kumari was most popular in the 2000s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Is Kumari a unisex name?
Yes, Kumari is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 122 births, and as a boy's name it has 36 births.
How long has the name Kumari been used?
Kumari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 41 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kumari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kumiko, Kumba, Kum, Kumani, and 1 more. 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, 1978–2018 (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.