Boys' name · since 1992
Ayush
2,056 babies named Ayush in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,256 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,812 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,056
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,056 babies have been named Ayush since 1992, making it today's #3812 boys' name.
Ayush has 2,056 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3812 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #3,256 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,812 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,056 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayush ranks #3,256 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,812 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,056 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,256 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,812 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,056
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ayush's 2,056 recorded births place it above 92.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ayush compares
2,056 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Ayush's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ayush | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,056 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ayush's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ayush's full recorded timeline at 2009, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 132 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ayush popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Ayush by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (980 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Ayush's strongest decade.
980 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ayush births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
980 births
- 2010s
2010s
793 births
- 2020s 206
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 980 births (48% of all-time use).
How Ayush 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 Ayush's total volume
Ayush by state
Where Ayush concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 376 | 18.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 177 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 151 | 7.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 90 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 73 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 33 | 1.6% |
376 of 2,056 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Ayush appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ayush's data
- Ayush's decade-level peak was the 2000s (980 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 Ayushs (376 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 Ayush: 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 (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Ayush 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.