UK girl's name
Kulsuma
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Kulsuma is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Kulsuma popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4763, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 9 births.
This profile covers 63 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 1996 to 2016. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 63 living people in the UK are called Kulsuma. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Kulsuma ranked #4763 for girls in England and Wales in 2016, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 9 girls were registered as Kulsuma.
- • About 63 living people in the UK are estimated to have Kulsuma as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4763
2016
Births in 2016
4
Latest year
Peak year
2000
9 births
Estimated living
63
2026
Popularity
Kulsuma over time
The chart below shows babies named Kulsuma registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Kulsuma, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2016, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kulsuma by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Kulsuma was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5253 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3414 | 44 | 8 |
| 1990s | #3366 | 12 | 3 |
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FAQ
Kulsuma: questions and answers
How popular is the name Kulsuma in the UK right now?
In 2016, Kulsuma was ranked #4763 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Kulsuma most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 9 babies registered as Kulsuma in England and Wales.
How many people are called Kulsuma in the UK?
A total of 63 babies have been registered as Kulsuma across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.