Rushton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RUSH-tun
- Origin
- English
Rushton is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “farm among the rushes”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rushton mean?
English: English place name, from Old English risc 'rush' + tun 'farm'
“farm among the rushes”
Rushton is the name of several English villages, including one in Northamptonshire with the unusual Triangular Lodge.
Is Rushton a girl's or a boy's name?
Rushton is a boys' name.
How popular is Rushton in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Rushton in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rushton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Names like Rushton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Rushton
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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, “Rushton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rushton, updated 20 October 2026.