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Kushal

Boy

Meaning of Kushal: Sanskrit: 'clever or skilled'

Kushal is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7018th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7018

11 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

523

First recorded 1988 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 20 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 17 babies2015: 21 babies2016: 15 babies2017: 23 babies2018: 16 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 11 babies2023: 6 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 11 babies
US babies named Kushal per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 24.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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