Kumar
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Assamese / Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Odia / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu ◈ 2 syllables
"A boy, a son"

From Assamese / Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Odia / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu

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Kumar at a glance
MeaningA boy, a son
OriginAssamese / Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Odia / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 1
US Rank (today)#10957
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Origin & history of Kumar
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Assamese / Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Odia / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu roots
Kumar comes from the Assamese / Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Odia / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu tradition, meaning A boy, a son.
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How popular is Kumar?
1998 peak year
Kumar has an uneven popularity history in U.S. records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #10957), with about 6 babies named Kumar each year. In 1998, 13 babies received the name (ranked #5054). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 305.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
13 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,054)
6 Avg. per year
(last decade)
60 Total registrations
last 10 years
305 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #10,957) Rare
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Numerology of Kumar
1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
K2
U3
M4
A1
R9
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Kumar
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
🔑
Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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