The baby name Kamaal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /kəˈmaːl/ (kuh-MAAL).
Kamaal is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Kamaal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /kəˈmaːl/ (kuh-MAAL).
Kamaal is Arabic in Origin.
Kamaal is a masculine given name from Arabic Kamāl (كمال), built on the triliteral root K‑M‑L “to be complete.” It denotes perfection, excellence, and consummation; in Hindi–Urdu it also conveys “marvel” or “wonder,” reflected in the common exclamation “kamaal!” The name spread across the Islamic world and into South Asia, and appears in Ottoman Turkish as Kemal. Modern bearers include rapper-producer Q‑Tip (born Kamaal Ibn John Fareed) and Indian film personality Kamaal R. Khan.
Variants and related forms include Kamal/Kamāl (standard transliterations), Kemal (Turkish), and compound devotional names such as Kamal al‑Din/Kamaluddin. Feminine counterparts are Kamilah/Kamila in Arabic; note that South Asian Kamal/Kamala stem from Sanskrit for “lotus” and are etymologically distinct though sometimes conflated with Kamaal. The name carries elegant, aspirational meaning suitable across languages and scripts (Arabic, Urdu, Persian), with spellings Kamaal, Kamal, or Kamāl all widely recognized.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | 0 | #6 | 1 | 246 | |
| ET | Girls | 0 | #16 | 1 | 372 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #26 | 2 | 678 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #77 | 3 | 3,375 |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #286 | 8 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| YE | 0 | #314 | 68 | 8,639 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #350 | 9 | 7,678 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #379 | 67 | 10,523 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #673 | 35 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #704 | 66 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #719 | 10 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #860 | 27 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #861 | 21 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #864 | 72 | 25,931 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #885 | 8 | 7,044 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #933 | 19 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #962 | 40 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,040 | 53 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,087 | 587 | 28,008 |
| MA | 0 | #1,091 | 38 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,150 | 29 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,165 | 12 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
Kamaal is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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