Recorded 1981–2022 Boys' name Peak 1995 98 births

Rushawn — boys' name

98 babies named Rushawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s372000s312010s62020s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Rushawn was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rushawn in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rushawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Rushawn between 1981 and 2022, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rushawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rushawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rushawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rushawn 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 98 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.

Rushawn at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

98

Since 1981

42 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1981

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2022

Rushawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1981

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Rushawn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 38% of Rushawn's all-time total
1980s191990s372000s312010s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rushawn?
98 babies have been named Rushawn since 1981. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Rushawn most popular?
Rushawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Rushawn been used?
Rushawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 42 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Rushawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Russell, Rusty, Russel, Russ, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2022 (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.