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Kush

/ˈkʊʃ/ · 100% boys · 18 born in 2025

Kush has been given to about 1,221 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkʊʃ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,166
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kush per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 65
  • Born in 202518
  • All time1,221
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Kush?

Its best year was 2005, when 65 babies were given the name, ranking 1957th. The typical living American called Kush is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Kush

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kash0.66
  2. Cash0.61
  3. Krish0.55
  4. Kurt0.53
  5. Nash0.47
  6. Josh0.47
  7. Curt0.47
  8. Dash0.47

Middle names for Kush

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

Sibling names for Kush

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.85
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.85
  3. Palomasister · 0.85
  4. Hallesister · 0.84
  5. Hanasister · 0.84
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.83

Where Kush is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.