Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aarush through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,060
- 3,060 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 227 babies
- 2025
- 99
- #1,668 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 99 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,668 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 227 in 2010. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,448 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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