Kurosh
Kurosh is a name with a single cultural origin: Persian.
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Kurosh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kurosh is a name with a single cultural origin: Persian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
The Story of Kurosh
The earliest SSA record of Kurosh as a baby boy name dates back to 1990, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Kurosh — #7,421 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1992 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Kuroshs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kurosh
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About the name Kurosh
Kurosh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Kurosh's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #7,421. Use the chart and map above to compare Kurosh'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.