Rush

Meaning: Dweller by the rushes, or rush worker
Origin: English surname

Boy's name · #1434 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Rush is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1891, when it ranked #522. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 3,400 boys since 1880, ranked #1434 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,715 in Canada (2015) · #6,473 in Ecuador (1998).

Famous Rushes

Rush Limbaugh — American political commentator (1951–2021)
Rush D. Holt, Jr. — American scientist and politician (born 1948)
Rush Propst — American football coach (born 1957)
Rush Doshi — American political scientist
Rush Holt Sr. — American politician (1905–1955)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 40,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Geoffrey Rush — Australian actor (born 1951)
Ian Rush — Welsh footballer and manager (born 1961)
Benjamin Rush — American Founding Father, physician, educator (1746–1813)

In stories & tradition

Rush Clovis — Queen's Shadow (book)
Rush — Mega Man 3 (video game)

What Rushes become

Among 38 notable people named Rush:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rush Limbaugh Sr., American jurist, legislator, and ambassador (1891–1996).

Similar names: Ellison · Ruger · Merritt · Kruz · Ransom · Smith

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