Kushal

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kushal: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Kushal: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,055, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1055highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1235
1997	#1257
1998	#1055
1999	#1664
2000	#1330
2001	#1467
2002	#1799
2003	#1629
2004	#1596
2005	#2174
2006	#1643
2007	#3095
2008	#3687
2009	#2544
2010	#2941
2011	#2039
2012	#2458
2013	#2954
2014	#3895
2015	#4747
2016	#4810
2017	#4812
2023	#4107
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 24 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1055 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Kushal by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Kushal in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	40	4 of 10	10
2000sbusiest	79	10 of 10	8
2010s	43	8 of 10	5
2020s	8	2 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Kushal appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1055 in England and Wales in 1998.

Kushal's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4107	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#4747	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2954	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2039	10	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2544	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3095	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1643	11	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2174	7	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1596	10	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1629	9	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1799	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1467	9	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1330	10	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1664	7	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1055	13	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1257	10	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1235	10	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,055, first reached in 1998.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 1998.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
22 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
5 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 1998Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Blue · #1055, 29y
Govind · #1055, 22y
Kitt · #1055, 21y
Naimah · #1056, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Blue · #1055, 29y
Govind · #1055, 22y
Kitt · #1055, 21y
Naimah · #1056, 29y

Kushal and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Kushal without appearing here.

Kushal moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4810 and #3079 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4107 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4812 and #2512 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4107 and #4991.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4107 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.
Ashleigh Compare
In 2008 they stood at #3095 and #3095 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #2544 and #3227.

Moved ahead of Kushal

Hans Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2954 and #4685 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3895 and #1819.
Daithi Compare
In 2015 they stood at #3895 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #4810 and #3079.
Theodor Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1643 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3095 and #1440.
Gunnar Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3895 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #4747 and #3373.

Moved the opposite way to Kushal

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kushal went from #1235 to #4270 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kushal went from #1235 to #4270 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kushal went from #1235 to #4270 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kushal went from #1235 to #4270 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Kushal

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kushal went from #1235 to #4270 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kushal went from #1235 to #4270 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kushal went from #1235 to #4270 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Kushal went from #1235 to #4270 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1055 in England and Wales in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Kushal

Kushal at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Kushal by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Kushal appears in

Popularity data

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Kushal at a glance

Kushal by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Kushal appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Kushal and the names beside it

Kushal moved ahead of

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