Total births
26
Boys' name · since 2008
Khushal
Khushal has 26 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 26
- total births
- 2008–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Khushal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khushal has been recorded 26 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2018.
- 26 total births
- 2008–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 boys have been named Khushal since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 26
- total births
- 2008–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Khushal was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
6 babies were named Khushal in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Khushal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Khushal's full recorded timeline at 2011, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Khushal at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Khushal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Khushal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Khushal's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Khushal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Khushal? ▼
Khushal has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 6 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
When was Khushal most popular? ▼
Khushal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Khushal been used? ▼
Khushal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 11 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Khushal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khush, Khup, Khurram, Khuong, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Khushal
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Khushal: Baby Name Since 2008 - 26 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/khushal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Khushal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.