How Many People Are Named Rushi?
An estimated 245 people in the United States have the first name Rushi. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Rushi peaked in popularity in 1995 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rushi 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 Rushi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
245
About 1 in 1,398,997 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1995
16 births
Total Registered
249
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rushi
Rushi is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 249 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rushi as a male name
Ranked #8,804 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (16 births)
Rushi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rushi span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 91 babies were registered. Rushi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rushi by Decade
How has Rushi 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.
Rushi by State
Rushi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rushi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rushi
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rushi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rushi?
We estimate approximately 245 people named Rushi 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 1,398,997 Americans share this first name.
Is Rushi a common name?
Rushi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 249 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rushi most popular?
Rushi reached peak popularity in 1995, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rushi is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rushi a male name?
Rushi is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rushi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rushi Smith, Rushi Johnson, Rushi 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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