The baby name Kusal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkuːsəl/ (KOO-suhl).
Kusal is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Kusal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkuːsəl/ (KOO-suhl).
Kusal is Sanskrit in Origin.
Kusal is a masculine given name widely used in Sri Lanka, drawn from Pali/Sanskrit kusala via Sinhala. The root carries a rich blend of meanings - skillful, competent, virtuous, and wholesome - familiar from Theravada Buddhist usage such as kusala dhamma (wholesome states). As a personal name it suggests moral discernment and capable action, combining practical ability with ethical goodness.
Documented in Sinhala records and modern civic life, Kusal has grown in visibility through contemporary Sri Lankan culture and diaspora communities, and also appears in parts of Nepal and India. Close variants and cognates include Kushal (Hindi, Marathi, Nepali), Kaushal (Sanskritized North Indian form), Kosal (Khmer/SE Asian transliteration), and Kusala (the liturgical Pali form, sometimes unisex). The core meaning remains skillful/wholesome, with secondary senses of “safe, well” in Indo-Aryan expressions.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BH | 0 | #544 | 10 | 17,937 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #653 | 55 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #747 | 23 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #974 | 28 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,055 | 38 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,097 | 15 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,448 | 24 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,497 | 118 | 28,008 |
Kusal is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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