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Kushal

100% boys · 11 born in 2025

Kushal has been given to about 523 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 505
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kushal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 24
  • Born in 202511
  • All time523

How popular is Kushal?

Its best year was 2004, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 3812th. The typical living American called Kushal is about 17 years old today.

Names that sound like Kushal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marshal0.60
  2. Hal0.55
  3. Kendal0.55
  4. Michal0.55
  5. Cal0.52
  6. Keshawn0.50
  7. Kendall0.48
  8. Micheal0.47

Middle names for Kushal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kushal John0.77
  2. Kushal Dean0.76
  3. Kushal Bryce0.76
  4. Kushal Ross0.76
  5. Kushal Quinn0.76
  6. Kushal Jude0.76

Sibling names for Kushal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.83
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.83
  3. Blazebrother · 0.82
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.82
  5. Andiesister · 0.82
  6. Samirasister · 0.82

Where Kushal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kushal Anderson0.74
    2. Kushal White0.72
    3. Kushal Reyes0.72
    4. Kushal Nguyen0.72
    5. Kushal Moore0.72
    6. Kushal Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kushal

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.