Arush
Masculine · “reddish”
Sanskrit has a color word reserved for the red of fire and of the dawn horses. Arusha is that word: not red in general but the ruddy glow that belongs to Agni and to the animals that draw the sun's chariot up over the horizon.
How old is the name Arush?
Arush first appears in US birth records in 2003 — 22 years ago. The typical Arush is a kid of about 12 — this name's wave is very recent. About 500 people named Arush are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Arush most popular?
Arush peaked in 2010, reaching #2467 nationally. Today it ranks #6803, 4,336 places below that high. See the whole 2010 chart.
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Where it comes from
From arusha to Arush
The story of Arush
Vedic Sanskrit distinguishes colors far more finely than English does when the color has a ritual role, and the reds of fire and dawn are among the most-used: arusha describes Agni, the fire god, and the horses that pull the sun. Because dawn is the beginning of the sacrificial day, the word carries associations of starting rather than of color alone. Arush as a modern given name is used across northern India and Nepal and belongs to a large group of light and dawn names, alongside Aruna, Aditya and Kiran. It reached United States records with Indian migration and had its best year in 2010.
Meaning
reddish, the first light of dawn
Sanskrit arusha, red or ruddy, used in the Rigveda for fire and for the horses of the sun. The modern name Arush is taken from it and is usually glossed as the first ray of the sun. It is closely related to Aruna, the sun's charioteer, and both belong to the same color vocabulary.
How the name formed
- arusha
- Arush
Related forms: Arush · Arusha · Arush
Pronouncing Arush
AH-roosh
Two syllables with the stress on the first. The final sh is the retroflex one of Sanskrit, made further back than the English sh, though the difference is not audible to most English speakers.
Nicknames for Arush
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 2003
- Most boys named
- 201050 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2467reached in 2010
- Change vs 2024
- −36.8%12 in 2025, from 19
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Arush in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Arush in Hindi — same name
- Arusha in Sanskrit — transliteration
- Arush in Nepali — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California.
Arushs among us
people named Arush are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 142,340 born in 2025 was named Arush
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Arush
- #6803
- Arush on the 2025 chart
- #817
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Arush went to 12 boys in 2025, but Aarush is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 111, which makes it the 817th most-given boys’ name of the year — 5,986 places above the chart.
- Aarush99
- Arush12
About 1 boy in 15,388 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 142,340 for Arush itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Patrik test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Arush's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Patrik climbed just as high around 1992, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Patrik's path sketches the road Arush is walking now.
Arush sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Arush beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Arush in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Sanskrit meaning with a precise and vivid image behind it.
- Five letters, two syllables, and easy for English speakers.
- Aru is a warm and universally used everyday form in India.
- The back of the name spells an English word.
- Arush, Aarush and Aarav are all nearby and get confused.
- Outside Indian communities it will always need spelling.
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Frequently asked
- How many Arushs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Arush are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Arush?
- Arush is one of 2 recorded spellings. Aarush is the more common one — 99 births in 2025 against 12 for Arush.
- How popular is the name Arush in 2025?
- Arush ranks #6803 among US boy names in 2025, with 12 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Arush?
- About 1 in every 142,340 US boys born in 2025 was named Arush — 12 in all.
- Will my child share the name Arush with classmates?
- Arush will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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