Kaushal
Kaushal is a Hindu given name and surname common in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Meaning & Origin of Kaushal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaushal is a Hindu given name and surname common in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
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The Story of Kaushal
Kaushal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 17 Kaushals were born — ranking #4,790 that year. As of 2026, Kaushal ranks #10,774 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 119 Kaushals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kaushal
Kaushal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 119 births in the dataset. Kaushal's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #4,790. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaushal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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