Rushil
Masculine
Rushil is a modern Indian boys' name with no entry in the Sanskrit dictionaries, though its first syllable echoes rushi, the way Marathi and Gujarati say rishi, a sage. Those languages pronounce an old Sanskrit vowel as ru where Hindi says ri.
How old is the name Rushil?
Rushil first appears in US birth records in 1995 — 30 years ago. The typical Rushil alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 500 people named Rushil are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Rushil most popular?
Rushil peaked in 2008, reaching #2583 nationally. See the whole 2008 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Rushil
Rushil sounds like a name India has always had, and part of it is. Sanskrit has a vowel, a syllabic r, that each modern language says its own way: Hindi turns it into ri, so the sage is a rishi and the god is Krishna, while Marathi and Gujarati turn it into ru, so the same sage is a rushi and a boy is as likely to be Rushikesh as Rishikesh. Rushil takes that ru and closes on the soft -il of Sunil and Anil. By its first syllable alone, it sounds like Marathi or Gujarati.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source is documented. Rushil is often glossed online as 'charming,' but no Sanskrit word supports that. Its opening matches rushi, the Marathi and Gujarati saying of rishi, 'sage,' but no record says the name was built from it.
Pronouncing Rushil
ROO-shil
Two syllables, stress on the first; the u is short, as in put.
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
- 1995
- Most boys named
- 200848 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2583reached in 2008
- Change vs 2016
- −14.3%6 in 2017, from 7
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.
Rushils among us
people named Rushil are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Rushil sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Two syllables, spelled as it sounds.
- Sits comfortably beside familiar Indian names ending in -il, such as Sunil and Anil.
- Rare, so it will seldom be shared.
- Its meaning is not documented, and the 'charming' offered on name sites has no source.
- English speakers may shorten it to Rush, an ordinary English word.
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Frequently asked
- How many Rushils 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 Rushil are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Rushil in 2025?
- Rushil is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Rushil with classmates?
- Rushil will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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