Cushla
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Irish
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Cushla is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “pulse”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cushla mean?
Irish
“pulse”
A female given name from Irish.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Cushla a girl's or a boy's name?
Cushla is a girls' name.
How popular is Cushla in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 4 girls.
Cushla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
Names like Cushla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Orla, Kiara, Cassidy, Clodagh, Aoibheann, Fiadh, Caoimhe, Keira, Brianna, Eden, Eireann, Cliodhna
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cushla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cushla, updated 20 October 2026.