Fun Facts About the Name Kudus
- 42 babies named Kudus: U.S. records list 42 babies given the name Kudus from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kudus Mean?
Kudus is a masculine given name used mainly in Indonesia and other Muslim communities. It comes from Arabic al-Quddūs (القدوس), meaning "the Most Holy" or "the Holy One," an attribute of God in Islamic tradition. The Arabic root q-d-s conveys holiness, purity, and sanctity. In Indonesian and Malay, kudus is an adjective meaning "holy" or "sacred," borrowed from Arabic. The form Kudus reflects a local adaptation: the definite article al- is dropped, and the doubled consonant of Quddūs is simplified to a single d. As a personal name, it is often understood simply as "holy" or "sacred," and it appears in compound names such as Abdul Kudus, meaning "servant of the Holy."
Kudus Name History & Origins
The Arabic root q-d-s appears in the Qur'an in the divine name al-Quddūs, one of the 99 names of God. Muslims have long used Quddūs and related forms in personal names, especially in the theophoric pattern ʿAbd al-Quddūs ("servant of the Most Holy"). The simplified form Kudus belongs especially to Indonesian and Malay-speaking Muslim communities. In Java, the name is also familiar from Sunan Kudus, the title of Ja'far Shadiq, one of the nine Wali Songo who spread Islam on the island, and from the city of Kudus in Central Java. The city's name is often traced to Arabic al-Quds ("the Holy [City]," Jerusalem), a related word from the same root, but the given name is generally understood through the divine epithet al-Quddūs. In Turkish, Kudüs is the name for Jerusalem and is not normally a personal name. The name Kudus should not be confused with the unrelated word kudu, an antelope, or with the plant kudzu.
How Popular is the Name Kudus?
Kudus has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #9,320 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,251 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #10,314 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,393 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #9,320 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,387 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #10,354 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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