Recorded 1970–2014 Boys' name Peak 2003 240 births

Tushar — boys' name

240 babies named Tushar in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s281990s612000s1102010s17
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tushar was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

21 babies were named Tushar in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tushar

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Tushar between 1970 and 2014, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tushar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tushar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tushar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tushar in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tushar 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 240 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.

Tushar at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

240

Since 1970

45 years of records

Peak year

2003

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1970

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2014

Tushar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1970

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2003)
21
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 20142006200219981994198219731970 7

Tushar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
110 births that decade — 46% of Tushar's all-time total
1970s241980s281990s612000s1102010s17

Tushar by state

Where Tushar concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tushar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.1%
#2 New York
5 2.1%
California share of Tushar's total US births 2.1%
Even split

5 of 240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tushar?
240 babies have been named Tushar since 1970. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2003 with 21 births.
When was Tushar most popular?
Tushar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Tushar most popular?
The top states for the name Tushar are California (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tushar been used?
Tushar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 45 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Tushar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tustin, Tushig, Tuson, Tuscan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1970–2014 (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.