Boy’s name · Sanskrit

Arush

How to say it: uh-RUSH · /əˈrʊʃ/

From Sanskrit meaning 'first ray of the sun, dawn' - popular modern boys' name in India.

Arush was the 1,310th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 12 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 51% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,715 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,310for boys in 2025
1 in 29,867US babies
12born in 2025
#1,715projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Arush
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,310
Babies born in 202512
Share of births1 in 29,867
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−51%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,715
In France, 2025#1,664 among boys’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Arush is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 15 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Aru
  • Rush
  • Ru

Honouring a Arush in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Arush is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

In France: #1,664 for boys in 2025.

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