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Kush

Boy

Meaning of Kush: Sanskrit: 'sacred grass'

Kush is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5103rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5103

18 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,221

First recorded 1980 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 28 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 34 babies1997: 32 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 47 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 47 babies2003: 63 babies2004: 57 babies2005: 65 babies2006: 42 babies2007: 40 babies2008: 45 babies2009: 45 babies2010: 33 babies20102011: 49 babies2012: 42 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 33 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 18 babies2019: 18 babies2020: 22 babies20202021: 16 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 16 babies2024: 22 babies2025: 18 babies
US babies named Kush per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 65.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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