Aarushi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-roo-shee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #10,104 for girls
Aarushi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “first ray of the sun, dawn”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Aarushi mean?
Sanskrit: Hindu name from Sanskrit, feminine of Aarush
“first ray of the sun, dawn”
Feminine form of Aarush; the Sanskrit root arusha means 'red, ruddy' and is used of the dawn.
Is Aarushi a girl's or a boy's name?
Aarushi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aarushi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Aarushi, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aarushi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Aarushi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,976 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Aarushi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Aarushi, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 59 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
2025 had fewer girls named Aarushi than any year since 1999.
Half of all the girls named Aarushi in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aarushi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 32 | #4,342 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,788 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5,336 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 43 | #3,583 |
| 2013 | 45 | #3,463 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5,555 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,205 |
| 2010 | 54 | #3,074 |
| 2009 | 42 | #3,736 |
| 2008 | 40 | #3,935 |
| 2007 | 54 | #3,168 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,915 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4,703 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 36 | #3,650 |
| 2001 | 43 | #3,194 |
| 2000 | 33 | #3,803 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
Nicknames for Aarushi
- Aaru
Names like Aarushi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avani Saanvi Anvi Vaishnavi Aadhini Dhriti Aarvi Sanvi Dhanvi Yashvi Avni Aashvi
Names related to Aarushi
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aarushi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aarushi, updated 20 October 2026.