Kushal
Boy · Sanskrit
Kushal is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “skillful, proficient, adept”. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Kushal mean?
Sanskrit
“skillful, proficient, adept”
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Kushal a girl's or a boy's name?
Kushal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kushal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kushal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kushal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Kushal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Kushal, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Kushal in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kushal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
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