MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Khush mean?
Persian khush is the familiar adjective for happy or pleased. It also begins compounds such as Khushbu, pleasant fragrance, and Khushhal, prosperous, giving the short name a positive ordinary-word base.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ख़ुश
Conventional spelling
Arabic
خوش
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
खुश
2,329 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Khush in Indian usage
2,329 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling खुश.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 940 records (40.4%).
- Recorded as male: 1,389 records (59.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 297 |
| 1970s | 491 |
| 1980s | 637 |
| 1990s | 726 |
| Other decades | 178 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 1,235 |
| Other states | 1,094 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Khush / M | 8 | 2,664 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Khush; Table_6, C2807 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Khush; Table_6, C2807