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Rushil

Boy · ROO-shil · Sanskrit

Rushil is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Rushil come from?

Sanskrit: probably from Sanskrit rishi 'sage'; exact sense uncertain

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ROO-shil

Is Rushil a girl's or a boy's name?

Rushil is a boys' name.

How popular is Rushil in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 12 boys.

Half of all the boys named Rushil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 12 in 20102016
Rushil in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20164#4,214
20150–
20143#4,829
20133#4,884
20120–
20116#3,038
201012#1,887
20097#2,679
20083#4,615
200710#1,987
200610#1,845
20057#2,292
20045#2,691
20039#1,723
20025#2,358
20016#2,049
20000–
19996#1,941
19985#2,170
19973#2,979
19964#2,442

How popular is Rushil in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.

Half of all the boys named Rushil in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.

1995Busiest: 48 in 20082017
Rushil in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20176#10,770
20167#9,659
201514#5,995
201415#5,729
201313#6,236
201222#4,387
201130#3,509
201032#3,376
200943#2,799
200848#2,582
200738#3,023
200630#3,449
200534#3,018
200432#3,070
200336#2,725
200233#2,813
200125#3,405
200025#3,293
199912#5,311
19987#7,553
19975#9,259
19967#7,129
199511#5,118

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