Total births
44
Girls' name · since 1975
Rushelle
44 babies named Rushelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 44
- total births
- 1975–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
44 girls have been named Rushelle since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rushelle has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1996.
- 44 total births
- 1975–1996 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
44 girls have been named Rushelle since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.
- 44
- total births
- 1975–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Rushelle was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
9 babies were named Rushelle in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Rushelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rushelle's full recorded timeline at 1990, 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 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rushelle at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Rushelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1996
- Peak year (1979)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Rushelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Rushelle's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Rushelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 24 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rushelle? ▼
Rushelle has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 9 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
When was Rushelle most popular? ▼
Rushelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Rushelle been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rushelle since 1975 -- 22 years through the most recent 1996 data.
What names are similar to Rushelle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Russell, Rusty, Rusti, Rushie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Rushelle
Nearby Names Like Rushelle
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rushelle
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Rusti Girl
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Rushie Girl
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Russia Girl
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Compare Rushelle side by side: Rushelle vs Russell Rushelle vs Rusty Rushelle vs Rusti
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1975–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rushelle: Baby Name Since 1975 - 44 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rushelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rushelle 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 June 2026.