Kaushal
Boy · KOW-shul · Sanskrit
Kaushal is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “skill”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaushal mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit kaushala
“skill”
From Sanskrit kaushala, used in Hindi to mean skill or expertise.
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Is Kaushal a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaushal is a boys' name.
How popular is Kaushal in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Kaushal in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaushal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
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