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Khush

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Khush has been given to about 147 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 144
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Khush per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 12
  • Born in 20255
  • All time147
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Khush?

Its best year was 2005, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 6444th. The typical living American called Khush is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Khush

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kash0.55
  2. Krish0.55
  3. Cruz0.52
  4. Cash0.51
  5. Kurt0.45

Middle names for Khush

Ranked by flow score
  1. Khush Thomas0.74
  2. Khush James0.74
  3. Khush Cole0.73
  4. Khush Miles0.73
  5. Khush Wilder0.72
  6. Khush Paul0.55

Sibling names for Khush

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Janiyahsister · 0.74
  2. Mileysister · 0.73
  3. Yarelisister · 0.72
  4. Izaiahbrother · 0.70
  5. Campbelleither · 0.70
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.70

Where Khush is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Khush Evans0.73
    2. Khush Edwards0.73
    3. Khush Anderson0.73
    4. Khush Allen0.73
    5. Khush Adams0.73
    6. Khush Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Khush

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.