Ayush
Boy · AH-yush · Sanskrit
Ayush is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “life, long life”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Ayush mean?
Sanskrit
“life, long life”
Shares its root with Ayurveda, 'knowledge of life', the traditional Indian system of medicine.
- Say it
- AH-yush
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Is Ayush a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayush is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 29 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ayush in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Ayush, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,412th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 40 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ayush in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Ayush in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 34 | #938 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,051 |
| 2011 | 39 | #849 |
| 2010 | 40 | #817 |
| 2009 | 35 | #882 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 26 | #986 |
| 2005 | 35 | #778 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Ayush in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,756among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Ayush, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 132 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Ayush in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ayush in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,871 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,120 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,655 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,239 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,066 |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,910 |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,978 |
| 2013 | 97 | #1,588 |
| 2012 | 105 | #1,523 |
| 2011 | 103 | #1,533 |
| 2010 | 115 | #1,438 |
| 2009 | 123 | #1,381 |
| 2008 | 112 | #1,467 |
| 2007 | 114 | #1,423 |
| 2006 | 106 | #1,454 |
| 2005 | 132 | #1,200 |
| 2004 | 125 | #1,214 |
| 2003 | 82 | #1,545 |
| 2002 | 78 | #1,568 |
| 2001 | 75 | #1,587 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
Names like Ayush
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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