Rushi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROO-shee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Rushi is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “sage, seer”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rushi mean?
Sanskrit: Gujarati and Marathi spelling of Rishi, from Sanskrit rishi
“sage, seer”
In Hindu tradition the rishis are the inspired sages to whom the Vedic hymns were revealed.
Is Rushi a girl's or a boy's name?
Rushi is a boys' name.
How popular is Rushi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Rushi in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rushi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
Names like Rushi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi Rishi Avi Kavi Dhruv Aarav Viraj Pranav Shiv Krish Siddharth Veer
Names related to Rushi
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Rushi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rushi, updated 20 October 2026.