Kudus
Boy · KOO-dus · Arabic
Kudus is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “holy”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies).
What does Kudus mean?
Arabic: from Quddus, holy; Amharic qidus also means holy
“holy”
Linked to al-Quddus, 'the Most Holy', one of the 99 names of God in Islam, usually borne as Abdul Quddus.
- Say it
- KOO-dus
Is Kudus a girl's or a boy's name?
Kudus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kudus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 179% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Kudus, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kudus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Kudus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
Names like Kudus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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