Kaushik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOW-shik
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Kaushik is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “descendant of Kushika”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kaushik mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit Kaushika, a patronymic of Kushika
“descendant of Kushika”
Kaushika is a name of the sage Vishwamitra, a descendant of King Kushika, and is also a Hindu clan name.
Is Kaushik a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaushik is a boys' name.
How popular is Kaushik in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Kaushik in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaushik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
Names like Kaushik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krish, Aarav, Dhruv, Keshav, Viraj, Pranav, Rishi, Kavi, Ishvik, Ravi, Shiv, Advik
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaushik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaushik, updated 20 October 2026.