Rushabh
A masculine Indian name derived from Sanskrit meaning "brilliance" or "resplendent".
Name Census estimates that about 48 living Americans carry the first name Rushabh. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Rushabh today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Rushabh births was 2001 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Rushabh. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Rushabh. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
48
~ 1 in 7,140,715 Americans
Peak year
2001
9 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2002 SSA rank
#10,410
Tracked since 1982
Census
Rushabh in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 339 people with the first name Rushabh, which placed it at #27,134 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,134
National first-name rank
People counted
339
339 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
95.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Rushabh
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rushabh is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.3%. The next largest groups are White (2.4%) and Hispanic (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Rushabh described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Rushabh at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander95.3% · 323
- White2.4% · 8
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 3
- Black or African American0.6% · 2
- Two or more races0.6% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Rushabh: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Rushabh from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 17 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rushabh by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Rushabh during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Rushabh
The name Rushabh has its origins in Sanskrit, an ancient Indo-Aryan language that dates back to the 2nd millennium BCE. It is derived from the Sanskrit words "rusha," meaning anger or fury, and "abha," meaning light or brilliance. The combination of these words suggests a meaning of "the light that dispels anger or fury."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rushabh can be found in the Puranas, a collection of Hindu religious texts composed between the 3rd and 10th centuries CE. In these texts, Rushabh is mentioned as an epithet or title of Lord Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism.
During the medieval period, the name Rushabh gained popularity among Hindu communities, particularly in the western and central regions of the Indian subcontinent. It was often associated with warriors, leaders, and scholars, reflecting the qualities of strength, wisdom, and the ability to overcome adversity.
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Rushabh was Rushabhadeva, a 10th-century ruler of the Chahamana dynasty in present-day Rajasthan, India. He is known for his military conquests and for patronizing the construction of several temples and monuments.
Another historical figure bearing the name Rushabh was Rushabhanath, the first of the twenty-four Tirthankaras (spiritual leaders) in Jainism, an ancient Indian religion. According to Jain texts, Rushabhanath lived millions of years ago and is revered as the founder of the Jain tradition.
In the 16th century, Rushabh Brahma Bhatt was a renowned Sanskrit scholar and poet from Gujarat, India. He authored several works on Hindu philosophy, grammar, and literature, and his contributions were highly influential in preserving and promoting Sanskrit learning.
During the 19th century, Rushabh Sarabhai was a prominent industrialist and philanthropist from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He founded the Sarabhai family business empire, which played a significant role in the development of the textile industry in India.
In more recent times, Rushabh Shah was an Indian cricketer who played domestic cricket for Gujarat and the Indian national team in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was known for his aggressive batting style and had a successful career in both Test and One Day International formats.
People
Rushabh + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Rushabh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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FAQ
Rushabh: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rushabh?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 48 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Rushabh going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 7,140,715 US residents.
Is Rushabh a common name?
We classify Rushabh as "Very Rare". It ranks above 53.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 49 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Rushabh most popular?
The single biggest year for Rushabh was 2001, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Rushabh is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Rushabh in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 339 people with the name Rushabh, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,134 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Rushabh in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Rushabh?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Rushabh appears almost entirely male. Of the 334 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Rushabh?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Rushabh is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.3%. The next largest groups are White (2.4%) and Hispanic (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Rushabh most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Rushabh in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.3% (323 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Rushabh in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Rushabh a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Rushabh in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Rushabh still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Rushabh in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Rushabh can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Rushabh as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Rushabh, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.