Girls' name · since 1995
Arushi
656 babies named Arushi in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,109 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 656
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arushi currently ranks #8109 among girls' names in America, with 656 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arushi has been recorded 656 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #8109 nationally and more common than 53% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #9,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,109 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 656 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arushi ranks #9,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,109 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 656 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,109 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 656
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arushi's 656 recorded births place it above 86.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arushi compares
656 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Arushi's all-time total is 74% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arushi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 656 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arushi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arushi's full recorded timeline at 2010, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arushi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Currently ranks #8109 among girls.
656 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2005 with 60 births in a single year.
Arushi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (415 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Arushi's strongest decade.
415 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Arushi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
415 births
- 2010s 146
2010s
146 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 415 births (63% of all-time use).
Arushi decade highlights
- Peak decade 415 births
- Runner-up 146 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Arushi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arushi's total volume
Arushi by state
Where Arushi concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 101 | 15.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 40 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
101 of 656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 15.4% of nationwide
- New Jersey 6.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.7% of nationwide
- Texas 1.5% of nationwide
- New York 0.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Arushi's data
- Arushi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (415 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Arushis (101 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 Arushi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Arushi 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.
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