Recorded 1897–1951 Girls' name Peak 1918 256 births

Rushie — girls' name

256 babies named Rushie in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s101900s131910s921920s941930s291940s61950s12
1920s
Peak decade

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

1918
Single peak year

16 babies were named Rushie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rushie

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Rushie between 1897 and 1951, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rushie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rushie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rushie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rushie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rushie 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 256 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.

Rushie at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

256

Since 1897

55 years of records

Peak year

1918

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1897

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1951

Rushie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1897

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1918)
16
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
05101520 195119371929192419201916191219041897 5

Rushie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
94 births that decade — 37% of Rushie's all-time total
1890s101900s131910s921920s941930s291940s61950s12

Rushie by state

Where Rushie concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rushie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
17 6.6%
Georgia share of Rushie's total US births 6.6%

17 of 256 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rushie?
256 babies have been named Rushie since 1897. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1918 with 16 births.
When was Rushie most popular?
Rushie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Rushie most popular?
The top states for the name Rushie are Georgia (17 births).
How long has the name Rushie been used?
Rushie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 55 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Rushie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Russell, Rusty, Rusti, Russia, 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, 1897–1951 (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.