Recorded 1986–2006 Girls' name Peak 1990 133 births

Khushbu — girls' name

133 babies named Khushbu in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s942000s15
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Khushbu was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

14 babies were named Khushbu in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khushbu

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Khushbu between 1986 and 2006, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Khushbu currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khushbu performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Khushbu shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khushbu in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 133 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Khushbu at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

133

Since 1986

21 years of records

Peak year

1990

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1986

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2006

Khushbu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1986

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
14
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
46810121416 200620011998199619941992199019881986 5

Khushbu by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
94 births that decade — 71% of Khushbu's all-time total
1980s241990s942000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khushbu?
133 babies have been named Khushbu since 1986. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1990 with 14 births.
When was Khushbu most popular?
Khushbu was most popular in the 1990s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Khushbu been used?
Khushbu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 21 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Khushbu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khushi, Khushboo, Khusbu, Khushpreet, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.