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The baby name Kemal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /keˈmal/ (keh-MAHL).

Kemal is Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Turkish
Pronunciation: /keˈmal/ (keh-MAHL)

What is the meaning of the name Kemal ?

The baby name Kemal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /keˈmal/ (keh-MAHL).

Kemal is Turkish in Origin.

Kemal is the Turkish form of Arabic Kamal (Kamal, كمال), meaning "perfection, completeness, excellence," a concept tied to moral and spiritual maturity in classical Arabic. Through Ottoman Turkish, the name entered the Anatolian and Balkan naming traditions, where it became well established among Turks and many Bosniaks and Albanians.

Its profile rose dramatically in the 20th century thanks to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, and it remains familiar through figures such as actor Kemal Sunal, economist Kemal Derviş, and novelist Orhan Kemal. The core Turkish spelling is Kemal; close variants include Kamal (Arabic and South Asian) and Kamaal (Urdu/Hindi), with Kemal also standard in Bosnian. Related but etymologically distinct is Kamil/Kamil (meaning "perfect"), which shares the same Semitic root but functions as a separate given name. Extended forms include Kemalettin ("perfection of the faith").

Kemal has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Kemal

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Politician · Born 1881 · Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is most famous for founding the Republic of Turkey and serving as its first president. He implemented sweeping reforms to modernize Turkey, including the adoption of a new legal system and the Latin alphabet. His leadership transformed the country into a secular, nationalist state.

Kemal – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TM 0 #4 1 66
ET 0 #5 2 246
ET Boys 0 #17 11 678
TM Boys 0 #19 19 614
TR 0 #34 56,535 19,440
DJ Boys 0 #35 2 657
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
GE 0 #44 1 997
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
BG 0 #79 4 1,799
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
RS 0 #83 2 923
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
RS Boys 0 #106 51 2,277
GE Boys 0 #107 4 2,055
BG Boys 0 #108 154 3,850
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
AZ Boys 0 #128 4 1,400
IQ 0 #129 5 3,533
ID Boys 0 #130 6 4,130
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
Switzerland Boys 2024 #132 6 1,769
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
HU Boys 0 #167 8 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
Sweden Boys 2018 #185 2 1,584
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
SI Boys 0 #188 22 3,402
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
DK 0 #198 9 5,198
Austria 0 #204 10 850
LU Boys 0 #205 14 4,970
Austria Boys 0 #210 291 2,180
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
AL Girls 0 #225 3 4,141
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
BG Girls 0 #227 5 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
DK Boys 0 #236 90 7,401
HR Boys 0 #237 22 3,997
GR Boys 0 #242 26 6,912
KZ Boys 0 #246 44 6,578
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
JM Boys 0 #258 15 6,876
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
Germany Boys 0 #274 1,407 5,697
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
SA 0 #284 12 10,560
AL Boys 0 #286 13 5,122
JP Boys 0 #288 10 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #289 16 6,530
SD Boys 0 #291 162 10,523
Canada Boys 2020 #318 5 2,548
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
PL Boys 0 #333 8 6,459
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
SD Girls 0 #352 7 7,678
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
Germany 0 #360 79 2,542
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
YE 0 #370 12 8,639
France Boys 2021 #372 16 2,865
BO 0 #372 10 6,868
NL 0 #372 20 2,481
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
Finland Boys 0 #408 20 2,041
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
RU Boys 0 #427 79 12,621
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
IQ Boys 0 #476 195 13,071
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
PA Boys 0 #501 5 9,305
NL Boys 0 #515 528 5,873
LY 0 #516 20 12,703
IQ Girls 0 #520 6 11,303
PS Boys 0 #526 23 10,655
IR Boys 0 #528 25 10,162
BO Boys 0 #544 49 9,244
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
CM Boys 0 #569 7 12,054
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
BH 0 #580 8 17,937
IL Boys 0 #594 14 10,983
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
Finland Boys 2026 #648 35 3,552
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
CL Boys 0 #655 11 13,390
QA Boys 0 #657 51 18,093
SY 0 #673 56 11,684
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
KW Boys 0 #734 36 18,755
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
DZ 0 #781 416 20,130
TN 0 #804 26 13,765
Germany Girls 0 #820 19 4,949
OM Boys 0 #850 32 17,948
PE Boys 0 #864 15 14,506
EG Boys 0 #868 19 15,035
United States Boys 2024 #886 7 7,044
SA Girls 0 #891 45 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #913 18 5,610
CO Boys 0 #976 6 15,656
EG Girls 0 #1,006 4 14,742
MY Boys 0 #1,012 100 25,439
MX Boys 0 #1,029 5 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
SA Boys 0 #1,057 630 28,008
AE Boys 0 #1,064 29 22,615
MY Girls 0 #1,065 8 24,821
MA 0 #1,066 63 20,986
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,164 15 25,619
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
IT Boys 0 #1,269 203 10,046

Kemal is popular in 81 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Switzerland
United States
Sweden
Canada

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People also ask about Kemal

Kemal is predominantly a boy's name.
Kemal is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /keˈmal/ (keh-MAHL).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Kamal, Kamāl, Kamaal, Kamahl and Kemâl.
Across languages, Kemal has these equivalents: Arabic: Kamal (كمال), Persian/Urdu: Kamal (کمال).
Yes — Kemal ranked #132 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Kemal ranks highest in Switzerland (#132 in 2024).
Kemal's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #407 in 2011 to #372 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Kemal are in our database, including Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (Politician).