US rank #5153 Boys' name Peak 2015 1,452 births

Aayush — #5153 US boys' name

1,452 babies named Aayush in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s5462010s6882020s183
#5153
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Aayush was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

88 babies were named Aayush in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aayush

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,452 babies named Aayush between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aayush currently holds the #5153 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aayush performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 688 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aayush shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 220 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aayush in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aayush 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 1,452 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.

Aayush at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,452

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2015

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,153

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aayush popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
88
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Aayush by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
688 births that decade — 47% of Aayush's all-time total
1990s352000s5462010s6882020s183

Aayush by state

Where Aayush concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aayush
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
220 15.2%
#2 New Jersey
140 9.6%
#3 Texas
110 7.6%
#4 Illinois
59 4.1%
#5 Ohio
38 2.6%
#6 Massachusetts
27 1.9%
#7 New York
25 1.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
21 1.4%
California share of Aayush's total US births 15.2%
Even split

220 of 1,452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Aayush appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aayush?
1,452 babies have been named Aayush since 1997. It currently ranks #5153 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 88 births.
When was Aayush most popular?
Aayush was most popular in the 2010s decade with 688 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Aayush most popular?
The top states for the name Aayush are California (220 births), New Jersey (140 births), Texas (110 births).
How long has the name Aayush been used?
Aayush has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aayush?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aayan, Aayden, Aayansh, Aayaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.