Is Rush a boy or girl name?
Rush is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 120 boys were named Rush, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 3,323 US babies named Rush were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,493
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rush since 1880
- 3,323
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 157 babies
Boys and girls named Rush, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 225 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 230 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 195 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 224 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 171 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 126 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 265 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 666 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 624 | 12 | 1.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 120 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 151 | #1,279 | 6 | #14,844 |
| 2022 | 139 | #1,352 | 6 | #14,968 |
| 2021 | 122 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 92 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 83 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 85 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 69 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 46 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 73 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,927 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,175 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,477 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,428 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,446 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,994 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,300 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,086 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,842 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,989 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,164 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,214 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,809 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,231 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,089 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,763 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,808 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #5,034 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,028 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,230 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,116 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,473 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,244 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,690 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,928 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,923 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,574 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,803 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,320 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,771 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,020 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,488 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,233 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,116 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,417 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,298 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,776 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,203 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,451 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,440 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,449 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,186 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,511 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #3,011 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,132 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,519 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,613 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,079 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 24 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,487 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 26 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 19 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,521 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,679 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 27 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,837 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 27 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 31 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,315 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 42 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 28 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 23 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 13 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 11 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #557 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rush reached #522 in 1891. As a girl name, it reached #14,844 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rush
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.