Rush: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “rush plant”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- RUSH · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
Rush comes from the English word for the wetland plant and also appears as an English surname. As a given name, it is a modern transfer from word or surname use.
How popular is Rush?
Babies named Rush in 2024120
2024 rank#1,491 boys
Peak year1880
Total US babies since 18803,323
Rush is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Rush
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Rush questions
What does the name Rush mean?
Rush means "rush plant". It comes from English. Rush comes from the English word for the wetland plant and also appears as an English surname. As a given name, it is a modern transfer from word or surname use.
Is Rush a boy or girl name?
Rush is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Rush?
120 US babies were named Rush in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.
How do you pronounce Rush?
Rush is usually pronounced RUSH.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.