Arushi
Girl · AH-roo-shee · Sanskrit
Arushi 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 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Arushi mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Aarushi; 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.
- Say it
- AH-roo-shee
Meaning borrowed from Aarushi.
Is Arushi a girl's or a boy's name?
Arushi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arushi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Arushi, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2010, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Arushi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Arushi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
How popular is Arushi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Arushi, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 60 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Arushi than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Arushi in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arushi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4,859 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 41 | #3,847 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,977 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,752 |
| 2004 | 50 | #3,067 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3,865 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3,591 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
Nicknames for Arushi
- Aaru
Names like Arushi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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