Bakul

given name · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Bakul is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Bangladesh than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 1.9M(measured from records)
  • BDBangladesh≈1 in 22K
  • AOAngola≈1 in 113K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Bangladesh (inferred from the name graph)

≈7,300 people, est.

2 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
133 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 22K (inferred from the name graph)

Bangladesh, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

BakulLatin(measured from records)
ব্যাকুলBengali(measured from records)

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Bakul counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Bakul is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
BD Bangladesh≈7,300 est.≈1 in 22K—Bakul43
ID Indonesia≈1,800 est.≈1 in 147K—Bakul19
AO Angola≈290 est.≈1 in 113K—Bakul1
US United States1771 in 1.9M118Bakul133
HK Hong Kong≈58 est.≈1 in 125K—Bakul2
SG Singapore≈35 est.≈1 in 177K—Bakul7

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Bakul is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written બકુલ

  • Turkish given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, Türkiye, United States

    Also written Bakül

  • Ukrainian surname6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Ukraine, Russia, India, Belarus

    Languages: Ukrainian, Russian

    Also written Бакул, Бакуль

37 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Bakul is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In zlm, basket; loosely (in ) any basket; specifically a large lidded basket of plaited bamboo wicker to be carried on the head, either oblong or cylindrical; if tight-meshed used for storing rice, and if openwork for storing fruit, etc.

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

  • In Sundanese, a basket like a _saʔid_ (large bamboo basket for holding fruit), but larger, and usually without wooden or bamboo feet

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

  • In tiy, a small basket used by salt water fishermen to store their line and hook

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

  • In kzi, basket that is carried in the hand

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

  • In tsg, a big basket with a cover

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

  • In poz-mly-pro, woven bamboo basket

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 11 sources across 4 countries.

Official registers attesting Bakul
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020118#41,400
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex202059#41,400

Reference works 2

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bakul a male or female name?
Bakul is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Bakul have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 7.3 thousand people named Bakul in Bangladesh, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled bakul.
How common is the name Bakul?
In the United States, the national register counted 177 people named Bakul in 2020, about 1 in 1.9 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Bakul”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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