Kumar is a boy's name of Indian origin meaning “prince.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Kumar belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “prince” — is the sense carried by its Indian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kumar first appears in Social Security records in 1972. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3340 in 1975, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 305 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kumar means “prince” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kumar is a boy name.
Kumar comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Kumar first appears in US records in 1972. Its best-ever ranking was #3340 in 1975, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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