Khush
Khush is a village in the Lerik Rayon of Azerbaijan.
Meaning & Origin of Khush
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Khush is a village in the Lerik Rayon of Azerbaijan.
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The Story of Khush
The earliest SSA record of Khush as a baby boy name dates back to 2002, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Khush — #6,224 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Khush on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Khush last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 142 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Khush
Khush is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 142 births in the dataset. Khush's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #6,224. Use the chart and map above to compare Khush's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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