Boys' name · since 2001
Koushik
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Koushik, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,847 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Koushik since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koushik has been recorded 16 times among boys since 2001, 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 2001 to 2016.
- #30,847 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koushik ranks #30,847 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,847 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Koushik's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Koushik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Koushik's full recorded timeline at 2012, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Koushik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2016
- Peak year (2001)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Koushik by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Koushik's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Koushik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Koushik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2001–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Koushik 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 August 2026.