How Many People Are Named Kush?
An estimated 1,186 people in the United States have the first name Kush. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Kush peaked in popularity in 2005 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kush as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kush paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,186
About 1 in 289,000 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2005
65 births
Total Registered
1,203
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kush
Kush is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,203 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kush as a male name
Ranked #4,632 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (65 births)
Kush: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kush span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 484 babies were registered. Kush has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kush by Decade
How has Kush tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kush by State
Birth registrations for Kush span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Florida, Pennsylvania. On average, about 42 Kushs were registered per state.
Kush + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kush as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kush
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kush: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kush?
We estimate approximately 1,186 people named Kush are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 289,000 Americans share this first name.
Is Kush a common name?
Kush is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,203 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kush most popular?
Kush reached peak popularity in 2005, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kush is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kush a male name?
Kush is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kush Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kush Smith, Kush Johnson, Kush Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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