Kumar
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Kumar is an Indian name from Sanskrit meaning “prince” or “son.” Kumar is a Hindu name meaning simply “son.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Kumar in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Kumar against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Kumar is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Kumar in official name statistics
United States
Fewer than 5 boys were named Kumar in the US in 2025. Since 1972, 305 boys have been named Kumar, with the most (13) in 1998.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Sweden | #523 boys (all ages) | 1,712 | Statistics Sweden (SCB), 2020 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Kumar
There are 57 towns and villages with Kumar in their name, in 6 countries.
🇮🇳 India 42🇧🇩 Bangladesh 8🇵🇰 Pakistan 3🇸🇮 Slovenia 2🇮🇷 Iran 1🇷🇺 Russia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Pīplya Kumar | Madhya Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | 10,684 | Map |
| Bairāgi Kumār | Rangpur Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Kumar | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Kumar | Jharkhand, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Kumar | Jharkhand, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Kumar | Municipality of Črna na Koroškem, 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | Map |
| Kumar | Municipality of Tolmin, 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | Map |
| Kumar Bārilya | Dhaka Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Kumar Gadi | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Kumar Garia | Jharkhand, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Kumar songs
One song on Wikidata has Kumar in its title:
- Rajprasade Rajar Kumar Chhilo – Kumar Sanu (2005)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Kumar
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Kumar.
Kumar Dharmasena
Kumar Gaurav
Kumar as a pet name
FurryName has found 5 dogs named Kumar in public pet registers, making it the #13,243 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (3), Zurich (1), Allegheny County (1). Kumar as a dog name →
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