Tushar
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Tushar is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “frost, rime”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tushar mean?
Sanskrit
“frost, rime”
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Tushar a girl's or a boy's name?
Tushar is a boys' name.
How popular is Tushar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 8 boys.
Tushar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
How popular is Tushar in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Tushar in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tushar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
Names like Tushar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rajveer Manveer Pranav Yuvraj Ravi Prithvi Shivam Ranveer Dhruv Aarav Viraj Vikram
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Tushar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tushar, updated 20 October 2026.