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Why parents love Rush- Rush IS rock's most technically brilliant band.
- 2112 AND Tom Sawyer — maximum virtuosity.
- The gold rush IS the most dramatic adventure.
- Four letters with a powerful, energetic sound: RUSH.
- The meaning IS the most directly energetic.
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The vibe of Rush
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Origin & history of Rush
Old English rysc (rush plant)
→ Rush
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Modern American roots
Rush IS rock's most technically brilliant. The gold rush IS the most dramatic American adventure.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Rush (band, 1968); gold rush.
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Today
Rush remains a beloved choice, ranking #1702 in the US. 3,323 babies have been named Rush since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Rush?
2023
peak year
The name Rush reached its peak in 2023, with 151 registrations (ranked #1279). The name has actually been around since 1880 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1702) today, averaging about 102 new babies per year. Rush has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 3,323 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
151
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,279)
(ranked #1,279)
102
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,020
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
3,323
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Rush3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
Rush's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — gold-rush adventure. People named Rush tend to be powerful, brilliant, and gifted at being rock's most technical AND the most dramatic rush.
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Rock's most technical AND gold rush✦
2112-Tom-Sawyer◈
Maximum-virtuosity◎
Energetic-four-letter♡
Dramatic-adventureR9
U3
S1
H8
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Rush✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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