US rank #8536 Boys' name Peak 1995 249 births

Rushi — #8536 US boys' name

249 babies named Rushi in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s912000s872010s452020s15
#8536
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Rushi was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

16 babies were named Rushi in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rushi

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Rushi between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rushi currently holds the #8536 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rushi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rushi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rushi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rushi 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 249 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.

Rushi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

249

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

1995

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,536

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rushi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
16
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 20242013200920052000199619921988 6

Rushi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
91 births that decade — 37% of Rushi's all-time total
1980s111990s912000s872010s452020s15

Rushi by state

Where Rushi concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rushi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
6 2.4%
New Jersey share of Rushi's total US births 2.4%

6 of 249 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rushi?
249 babies have been named Rushi since 1988. It currently ranks #8536 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 16 births.
When was Rushi most popular?
Rushi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Rushi most popular?
The top states for the name Rushi are New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Rushi been used?
Rushi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rushi?
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.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.