Rushda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RUSH-dah
- Origin
- Arabic
Rushda is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “maturity, right guidance”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rushda mean?
Arabic: feminine of Rushd, from Arabic rushd 'right guidance'
“maturity, right guidance”
Ibn Rushd, known in Europe as Averroes, was a 12th-century philosopher of Cordoba.
Is Rushda a girl's or a boy's name?
Rushda is a girls' name.
How popular is Rushda in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 6 girls.
Rushda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
Names like Rushda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Aisha, Krisha, Saanvi, Viha, Risha, Arya, Raya, Anvika, Aarya, Aadhya, Aarna
Names related to Rushda
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rushda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rushda, updated 20 October 2026.