Is Rush a boy or girl name?

Rush is a boy’s name. Of the 3,450 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.4% were girls and 99.7% were boys.

Rush

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Rush was most popular in 2023, when 157 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,631 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,018, with 126 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,450 people named Rush.

Rush over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rush’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rush a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rush is a boy’s name — 0.4% of the 3,450 Americans given it were girls and 99.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rush

Where Rush is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 4.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org