Kushal
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning skillful or clever.
Babies a year
23
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kushal by the numbers
Kushal was given to 23 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 24 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kushal. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kaushalskillful, clever, or dexterous6 in the US (2017)
- Keshavbeautiful-haired; epithet of Krishna18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kishandark one; a form of Krishna9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Keshahair; a form of Keisha7 in the US (2017)
- Kunalone who was born after twins6 in the US (2017)
- Krishal7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Kushal, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Alfiewise counsel; from Alfred1,955 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sagewise one1,669 in the US (2017)
- Skylerscholar, learned one; modern respelling of Schuyler1,459 in the US (2017)
- Reggiecounsel power; from Reginald1,312 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Kushal
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