Kush is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2005 and has grown less common since.
Kush is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,320 for boy births in the United States (and #11,208 across all names), given to 18 babies. Kush was first reported in SSA data in 1980 and peaked in 2005 (65 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #5,320 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #4,644 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #5,815 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #4,793 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #5,681 |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | #4,499 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | #5,267 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #5,226 |
| 2017 | 24 | 24 | #4,283 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #4,557 |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 | #3,276 |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 | #3,344 |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | #3,310 |
| 2012 | 42 | 42 | #2,851 |
| 2011 | 49 | 49 | #2,530 |
| 2010 | 33 | 33 | #3,350 |
| 2009 | 45 | 45 | #2,733 |
| 2008 | 45 | 45 | #2,740 |
| 2007 | 40 | 40 | #2,955 |
| 2006 | 42 | 42 | #2,771 |
| 2005 | 65 | 65 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 57 | 57 | #2,089 |
| 2003 | 63 | 63 | #1,878 |
| 2002 | 47 | 47 | #2,236 |
| 2001 | 42 | 42 | #2,368 |
| 2000 | 38 | 38 | #2,508 |
| 1999 | 47 | 47 | #2,046 |
| 1998 | 42 | 42 | #2,181 |
| 1997 | 32 | — | #2,526 |
| 1996 | 34 | — | #2,359 |
| 1995 | 26 | — | #2,810 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #4,203 |
| 1993 | 28 | — | #2,619 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #4,471 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #3,404 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #4,860 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,629 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,973 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #4,778 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,688 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #4,957 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #5,902 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #5,258 |