How Many People Are Named Rushton?
An estimated 125 people in the United States have the first name Rushton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Rushton peaked in popularity in 2013 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rushton 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 Rushton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
125
About 1 in 2,742,035 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2013
13 births
Total Registered
126
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rushton
Rushton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 126 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rushton as a male name
Ranked #8,701 in 2021
9 male births in 2021
Peak: 2013 (13 births)
Rushton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rushton span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 76 babies were registered. Rushton has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rushton by Decade
How has Rushton 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.
Rushton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rushton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rushton
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rushton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rushton?
We estimate approximately 125 people named Rushton 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 2,742,035 Americans share this first name.
Is Rushton a common name?
Rushton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 126 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rushton most popular?
Rushton reached peak popularity in 2013, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rushton is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rushton a male name?
Rushton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rushton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rushton Smith, Rushton Johnson, Rushton 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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