How Many People Are Named Rush?
An estimated 2,327 people in the United States have the first name Rush. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Rush peaked in popularity in 2023 with 157 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rush as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rush paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,327
About 1 in 147,295 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2023
157 births
Total Registered
3,323
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rush
Rush is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,323 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Rush as a male name
Ranked #1,493 in 2024
120 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (151 births)
Rush as a female name
Ranked #14,844 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2022 (6 births)
Rush: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rush span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 666 babies were registered. Rush remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rush by Decade
How has Rush tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rush by State
Birth registrations for Rush span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, West Virginia. The lowest are in South Carolina, New York, Iowa. On average, about 27 Rushs were registered per state.
Rush + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rush as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rush
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rush: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rush?
We estimate approximately 2,327 people named Rush are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 147,295 Americans share this first name.
Is Rush a common name?
Rush is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,323 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rush most popular?
Rush reached peak popularity in 2023, when 157 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rush is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rush a male name?
Rush is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rush Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rush Smith, Rush Johnson, Rush Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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