| Daksh | Kunal | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Able; skilled | Lotus; a bird with beautiful eyes |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | DUHKSH | KUH-nahl |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2019 (60) | 1994 (60) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Daksh | Kunal |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 232 | 24 |
| 2010s | 396 | 92 |
| 2000s | 131 | 324 |
| 1990s | 0 | 454 |
| 1980s | 0 | 351 |
| 1970s | 0 | 14 |
From Sanskrit daksha (दक्ष), 'able, competent, skilful, capable'. Also the name of Daksha, a Prajapati (progenitor) in Hindu mythology.
From the Sanskrit कुणाल (kuṇāla), usually glossed as 'lotus' and secondarily 'a bird with beautiful eyes' (the latter a folk etymology). Historically the name of Emperor Ashoka's son Kunala, 3rd century BCE.
Daksh and Kunal are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Daksh means Able; skilled (sanskrit origin), while Kunal means Lotus; a bird with beautiful eyes (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Daksh first appears in 0 and Kunal in 0, so Daksh has the longer recorded history.