The baby name Kajol is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced kə-JOL (IPA: /kəˈdʒoʊl/).
The baby name Kajol is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced kə-JOL (IPA: /kəˈdʒoʊl/).
Kajol is Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Kajol is a South Asian given name, most common for girls, deriving from Bengali and Assamese Kajol and cognate with Hindi/Urdu Kajal, the word for “kohl” or eyeliner. The term goes back to Sanskrit kajjala, meaning soot or collyrium. As a name it connotes dark, lustrous eyes and the protective beauty of kohl, which in many Indian traditions is applied to ward off the evil eye.
It appears across Bengal, Bangladesh, and North India, and spread widely through the Indian diaspora. The name surged in visibility in the 1990s thanks to acclaimed Bollywood star Kajol Devgn. Regional and stylistic variants include Kajal (most widespread), Kajoli/Kajoly (Bengali affectionate forms), Kajali and Kajala (less common). While occasionally unisex, contemporary usage is strongly feminine.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #76 | 4 | 3,375 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #93 | 2 | 2,402 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #111 | 4 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BD | 0 | #144 | 85 | 5,992 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #152 | 311 | 8,413 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #225 | 552 | 10,045 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #274 | 52 | 7,570 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2000 | #286 | 7 | 2,355 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #288 | 29 | 15,378 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #316 | 81 | 15,987 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #333 | 19 | 8,539 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #366 | 12 | 7,057 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #429 | 207 | 13,121 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #478 | 76 | 20,968 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #478 | 38 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #479 | 75 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #552 | 8 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #571 | 16 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #622 | 76 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #624 | 84 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #630 | 260 | 17,948 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #648 | 11 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #657 | 11 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #659 | 111 | 18,755 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #714 | 222 | 25,931 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #900 | 44 | 14,861 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2005 | #919 | 6 | 9,844 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 168 | 22,615 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #928 | 32 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #939 | 63 | 16,750 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #942 | 14 | 5,933 |
| MA | 0 | #947 | 182 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #959 | 36 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #974 | 10 | 5,561 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,049 | 63 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,089 | 583 | 28,008 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,122 | 20 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,160 | 17 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,432 | 15 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,443 | 29 | 10,046 |
Kajol is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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