Rush
Rush was the 1434th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 522nd; the most babies were born in 2023 (151). Over the last ten years it has moved up 669 places. More babies were named Rush in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,434 boys, up 270 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 126boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,450babies recorded
Rush popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 12 since 2022.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,434 | 126 |
| 2020 | #1,704 | 92 |
| 2010 | #2,283 | 57 |
| 2000 | #5,842 | 12 |
| 1990 | #7,028 | 7 |
| 1980 | #3,803 | 11 |
| 1970 | #3,776 | 8 |
| 1960 | #2,518 | 12 |
| 1950 | #1,736 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,203 | 32 |
| 1930 | #1,420 | 27 |
| 1920 | #1,374 | 29 |
| 1910 | #1,105 | 10 |
| 1900 | #957 | 9 |
| 1890 | #802 | 8 |
| 1880 | #557 | 12 |
How popular is Rush, counting every spelling?
Rush has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,354 for boys in 2025, against #1,434 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Rush?
126 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rush (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rush born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rush.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rush?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Rush are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 33. That makes Rush a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rush by state
How common Rush was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (3.4×), Tennessee (1.6×), Texas (1.5×). In 33 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rush: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rush, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rush
How popular is the name Rush?
Rush was the 1434th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 126 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 522nd; the most babies were born in 2023 (151). Over the last ten years it has moved up 669 places. More babies were named Rush in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rush a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rush in the US.
Where is Rush most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rush was most common in Hawaii (0.32 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Alabama.