Boys' name · since 1889

Bush

Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Bush, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,850 of 45,481
all-time among boys
80
born since 1889
1910s
peak decade

Bush sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 80 recorded since 1889.

Bush has 80 recorded births among boys since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2003.

  • #18,850 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 80 born since 1889
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bush ranks #18,850 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1889, peaking in the 1910s.

#18,850 of 45,481
all-time among boys
80
born since 1889
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bush's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bush's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Bush splits its recorded history at 1919: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Bush popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1915)
11
Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
4681012 1889191219171919192719492003 5

Bush by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (33 births, 41% of the file).

1910s was Bush's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Bush births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 33 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bush? ▼
Bush has been given to 80 babies in the U.S. since 1889, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,850 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2003. 11 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Bush sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bush ranks #18,850 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bush most popular? ▼
Bush was most popular in the 1910s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Bush been used? ▼
Bush has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 115 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Bush? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Buster, Buss. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Bush's data

  • Bush's decade-level peak was the 1910s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bush

Nearby Names Like Bush

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bush

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bush: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1889–2003 (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 Bush 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.