Boys' name · since 1988
Kushal
523 babies named Kushal in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,691 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 523
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kushal is the #7380 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 523 recorded since 1988.
Kushal has 523 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7380 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #7,691 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,380 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 523 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kushal ranks #7,691 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,380 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 523 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,691 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 523
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kushal's 523 recorded births place it above 83.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kushal compares
523 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kushal's all-time total is 42% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kushal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 523 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kushal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kushal's full recorded timeline at 2007, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kushal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kushal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (176 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Kushal's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kushal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
176 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 176 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kushal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kushal's total volume
Kushal by state
Where Kushal concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
31 of 523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kushal's data
- Kushal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (176 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kushals (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kushal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Kushal 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.