Boys' name · since 1980
Kush
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 1,221 babies named Kush, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,287 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,221
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,221 babies have been named Kush since 1980, making it today's #5287 boys' name.
Kush has 1,221 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5287 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #4,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,287 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,221 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kush ranks #4,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,287 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,221 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,287 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,221
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kush's 1,221 recorded births place it above 90.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Kush compares
1,221 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kush's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kush | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,221 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kush's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kush's full recorded timeline at 2004, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kush popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Kush by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (484 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kush's strongest decade.
484 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kush births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
266 births
- 2000s
2000s
484 births
- 2010s
2010s
307 births
- 2020s 115
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 484 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kush compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kush's total volume
Kush by state
Where Kush concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 146 | 12.0% |
| #2 | California | | 72 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 58 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 39 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 38 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
146 of 1,221 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Kush appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kush's data
- Kush's decade-level peak was the 2000s (484 total births); usage has since declined to 115 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Kushs (146 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kush: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kush draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.