Rush is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Rush is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,434 for boy births in the United States (and #3,034 across all names), given to 126 babies. Rush first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2023 (151 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 126 | 126 | — | #1,434 |
| 2024 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,493 |
| 2023 | 157 | 157 | #14,861 | #1,281 |
| 2022 | 145 | 145 | #14,980 | #1,352 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,477 |
| 2020 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,704 |
| 2019 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,839 |
| 2018 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,916 |
| 2017 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,801 |
| 2016 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,063 |
| 2015 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,103 |
| 2014 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,059 |
| 2013 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,200 |
| 2012 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,443 |
| 2011 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,660 |
| 2010 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,283 |
| 2009 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,956 |
| 2008 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,928 |
| 2007 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,175 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,480 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,429 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,445 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,994 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,300 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,086 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,842 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,989 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | — | #4,164 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | — | #5,214 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,809 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | — | #4,232 |
| 1994 | 23 | — | — | #3,089 |
| 1993 | 26 | — | — | #2,762 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | — | #2,808 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | — | #5,034 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #7,028 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,231 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | — | #4,117 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | — | #3,474 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | — | #5,242 |
| 1985 | 19 | — | — | #2,690 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | #2,929 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | — | #3,827 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | — | #4,923 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | — | #3,572 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | — | #3,803 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | — | #3,320 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | — | #2,772 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #5,020 |
| 1976 | 18 | — | — | #2,487 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #4,236 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #4,115 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,416 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | — | #3,298 |
| 1971 | 13 | — | — | #2,787 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | — | #3,776 |
| 1969 | 16 | — | — | #2,203 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | — | #2,880 |
| 1967 | 12 | — | — | #2,452 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | — | #2,440 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | — | #2,449 |
| 1964 | 15 | — | — | #2,186 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | — | #2,511 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | — | #3,009 |
| 1961 | 16 | — | — | #2,133 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | — | #2,518 |
| 1959 | 17 | — | — | #2,027 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | — | #1,830 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | — | #2,613 |
| 1956 | 16 | — | — | #2,079 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | — | #2,124 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | — | #2,421 |
| 1953 | 24 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1952 | 11 | — | — | #2,487 |
| 1951 | 26 | — | — | #1,483 |
| 1950 | 19 | — | — | #1,736 |
| 1949 | 15 | — | — | #2,011 |
| 1948 | 23 | — | — | #1,554 |
| 1947 | 28 | — | — | #1,419 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | — | #1,747 |
| 1945 | 21 | — | — | #1,487 |
| 1944 | 21 | — | — | #1,519 |
| 1943 | 22 | — | — | #1,521 |
| 1942 | 22 | — | — | #1,527 |
| 1941 | 22 | — | — | #1,478 |
| 1940 | 32 | — | — | #1,203 |
| 1939 | 18 | — | — | #1,624 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | — | #1,679 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | — | #1,677 |
| 1936 | 13 | — | — | #2,047 |
| 1935 | 27 | — | — | #1,323 |
| 1934 | 27 | — | — | #1,316 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | — | #1,984 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | — | #1,837 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | — | #1,914 |
| 1930 | 27 | — | — | #1,420 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | — | #2,567 |
| 1928 | 24 | — | — | #1,559 |
| 1927 | 25 | — | — | #1,553 |
| 1926 | 23 | — | — | #1,602 |
| 1925 | 24 | — | — | #1,572 |
| 1924 | 31 | — | — | #1,351 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | — | #2,315 |
| 1922 | 21 | — | — | #1,750 |
| 1921 | 28 | — | — | #1,440 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1919 | 42 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1918 | 28 | — | — | #1,368 |
| 1917 | 22 | — | — | #1,574 |
| 1916 | 21 | — | — | #1,586 |
| 1915 | 23 | — | — | #1,449 |
| 1914 | 30 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1913 | 23 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1912 | 15 | — | — | #1,256 |
| 1911 | 11 | — | — | #1,110 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,419 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,318 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | — | #836 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | — | #957 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #1,037 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #878 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | — | #643 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,241 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #1,065 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | — | #779 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #821 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | — | #787 |
| 1891 | 13 | — | — | #522 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | — | #802 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #958 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | — | #805 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #901 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #834 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | — | #648 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #551 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #639 |
| 1881 | 11 | — | — | #559 |
| 1880 | 12 | — | — | #557 |