Kush
Boy · KUSH · Sanskrit
Kush is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “sacred kusha grass”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Kush mean?
Sanskrit: from Kusha, a figure in the Ramayana
“sacred kusha grass”
In the Ramayana, Kusha and Lava are the twin sons of Rama and Sita; kusha is a grass used in Hindu ritual.
- Say it
- KUSH
Is Kush a girl's or a boy's name?
Kush is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kush in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Kush, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 34 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kush in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Kush in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 33 | #988 |
| 2015 | 34 | #964 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,051 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,115 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 17 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 20 | #951 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Kush in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Kush, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 65 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Kush in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kush in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,701 |
| 2008 | 45 | #2,716 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,743 |
| 2005 | 65 | #1,939 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 63 | #1,867 |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,220 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,471 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,020 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,498 |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,327 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
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