MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kush mean?
Kusha is the pointed grass used in traditional rites and named in Sanskrit literature. In the Ramayana story, Kusha is one of Rama and Sita's twin sons, alongside Lava. Both the plant word and the epic figure support the established personal name Kush.
Pronunciation
IAST: kuśa
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कुश
Letter-by-letter: kuśa
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kush in Indian usage
8,252 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling कुश.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 146 records (1.8%).
- Recorded as male: 8,106 records (98.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 783 |
| 1980s | 2,787 |
| 1990s | 4,438 |
| Other decades | 244 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 3,282 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,726 |
| Jharkhand | 1,146 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 495 |
| Rajasthan | 313 |
| Other states | 290 |
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 | Kush / M | 20 | 1,359 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
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 Kush; Table_6, C1388 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kush; Table_6, C1388
- Monier-Williams, kuśa, p. 296,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.