The baby name Kajal is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɑːdʒəl/ (KA-jul).
The baby name Kajal is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɑːdʒəl/ (KA-jul).
Kajal is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Kajal is an Indian given name drawn from Hindi and other Indo-Aryan languages, ultimately from Sanskrit kajjala, meaning lampblack or collyrium. The everyday word kajal denotes the soot-based eye cosmetic (kohl) long used across South Asia. As a name it carries associations of beauty, allure, and protection, echoing the traditional belief that kohl wards off the evil eye and clarifies vision. The underlying term appears in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali, and Urdu.
Used chiefly as a feminine name, Kajal also occurs unisex in some regions. It gained wider currency in the late 20th century and diaspora communities, helped by popular culture and film. Notable variants and spellings include Kajol (especially in Bengali and Hindi contexts), Kaajal, and the diacritic form Kājal; diminutives include Kaj and Kaju. Related semantic cousins are Surma and Kohl, though these are not personal-name forms.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #9 | 1 | 583 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #15 | 3,894 | 13,121 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| IN | 0 | #61 | 10 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #117 | 5 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| MU | 0 | #129 | 9 | 3,613 | |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #151 | 3 | 3,773 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #157 | 212 | 8,539 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #202 | 26 | 5,992 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 81 | 15,378 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #269 | 128 | 15,987 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2003 | #288 | 6 | 2,527 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #308 | 18 | 7,570 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #327 | 60 | 8,413 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #337 | 276 | 10,045 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #350 | 206 | 20,968 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #368 | 10 | 7,057 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #379 | 13 | 1,368 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #409 | 107 | 19,177 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #424 | 6 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #434 | 14 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #466 | 39 | 11,303 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| BH | 0 | #475 | 79 | 17,937 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #482 | 494 | 25,931 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #513 | 18 | 8,334 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #536 | 540 | 16,750 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #565 | 22 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #602 | 14 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #624 | 84 | 18,093 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #650 | 234 | 17,948 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #661 | 37 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #673 | 97 | 18,755 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #882 | 211 | 22,615 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #926 | 30 | 5,933 |
| United States | Girls | 2009 | #927 | 7 | 9,986 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #958 | 37 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #974 | 10 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 129 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,084 | 28 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,107 | 557 | 28,008 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,407 | 40 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,449 | 23 | 10,046 |
Kajal is popular in 54 countries — most recent births per country:
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