Khushal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- khush-AHL
- Origin
- Persian
Khushal is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “happy, prosperous”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khushal mean?
Persian: from khushhal, via Urdu and Pashto
“happy, prosperous”
Khushal Khan Khattak was a celebrated 17th-century Pashtun warrior-poet.
Is Khushal a girl's or a boy's name?
Khushal is a boys' name.
How popular is Khushal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Khushal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Khushal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Khushal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faisal, Saif, Hassan, Fahad, Hamza, Jamal, Samir, Bilal, Uzair, Umair, Shah, Habib
Names related to Khushal
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
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, “Khushal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/khushal, updated 20 October 2026.