Boys' name · since 1987
Rushton
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 126 babies named Rushton, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,921 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
126 boys have been named Rushton since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rushton has 126 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2021.
- #15,921 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 126 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rushton ranks #15,921 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,921 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 126
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rushton's 126 recorded births place it above 64.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rushton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rushton's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rushton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2021
- Peak year (2013)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Rushton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Rushton's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Rushton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Rushton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rushton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1987–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Rushton 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 August 2026.