The baby name Kushil is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /kuːʃɪl/ or /kʊʃɪl/ (approx. "KOO-shil" or "KUSH-il").
The baby name Kushil is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /kuːʃɪl/ or /kʊʃɪl/ (approx. "KOO-shil" or "KUSH-il").
Kushil is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Rooted in Sanskrit kuśala (“skillful, able, auspicious”) and its Pali form kusala, Kushil is a South Asian masculine name connoting competence, virtue, and well‑being. In Buddhist ethics, kusala denotes wholesome, meritorious action, so the name also suggests moral goodness and good fortune. The shift to the -il ending likely reflects Sinhala and modern Indo‑Aryan phonology and creative contemporary spellings.
Usage is most visible in Sri Lanka and the Indian subcontinent from the late 20th century onward, borne by figures such as Sri Lankan humanitarian Kushil Gunasekera. Variants and cognates include Kushal (widely used in India), Kusal (Sinhala), Kaushal (alternative transliteration), and the scholarly Kuśala; feminine forms include Kushala/Kusala. Short forms may be Kush. Overall, Kushil offers a streamlined, modern take on an ancient root associated with skillfulness, prosperity, and ethical living.
Kushil is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 10 times, across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Kushil is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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