Khush
Boy · KHUSH · Persian
Khush is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “happy, pleased”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Khush mean?
Persian: via Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi
“happy, pleased”
A Persian word also used in Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi, as in khushi, 'happiness'.
- Say it
- KHUSH
Is Khush a girl's or a boy's name?
Khush is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khush in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Khush, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Khush in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Khush in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Khush in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Khush, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2005, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Khush in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khush in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Names like Khush
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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