Boys' name · since 1997
Aayush
Aayush has 1,475 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,995 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,490 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,475
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aayush is the #4490 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,475 recorded since 1997.
Aayush has 1,475 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4490 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #3,995 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,490 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,475 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aayush ranks #3,995 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,490 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,475 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,995 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,490 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,475
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aayush's 1,475 recorded births place it above 91.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aayush compares
1,475 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Aayush's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aayush | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,475 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aayush's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aayush splits its recorded history at 2011: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 88 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aayush popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Aayush by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (688 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Aayush's strongest decade.
688 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Aayush births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
546 births
- 2010s
2010s
688 births
- 2020s 206
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 688 births (47% of all-time use).
How Aayush 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 Aayush's total volume
Aayush by state
Where Aayush concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 220 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 145 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 110 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 59 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 38 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 1.4% |
220 of 1,475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Aayush appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aayush's data
- Aayush's decade-level peak was the 2010s (688 total births); usage has since declined to 206 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aayushs (220 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Aayush: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Aayush 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.