Recorded 1897–1927 Girls' name Peak 1920 27 births

Rushia — girls' name

27 babies named Rushia in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s51920s17
1920s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Rushia was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rushia in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rushia

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Rushia between 1897 and 1927, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rushia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rushia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rushia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rushia 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 27 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.

Rushia at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

27

Since 1897

31 years of records

Peak year

1920

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1897

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1927

Rushia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1897

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4.555.566.5 19271924192019181897 5

Rushia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 63% of Rushia's all-time total
1890s51910s51920s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rushia?
27 babies have been named Rushia since 1897. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
When was Rushia most popular?
Rushia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Rushia been used?
Rushia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 31 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Rushia?
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.

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, 1897–1927 (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.