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Ayush

Boy

Meaning of Ayush: Sanskrit: 'life'

Ayush is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3649th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3649

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,056

First recorded 1992 · peak 2005

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 75 babies2002: 78 babies2003: 82 babies2004: 125 babies2005: 132 babies2006: 106 babies2007: 114 babies2008: 112 babies2009: 123 babies2010: 115 babies20102011: 103 babies2012: 105 babies2013: 97 babies2014: 72 babies2015: 76 babies2016: 68 babies2017: 59 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 48 babies2020: 42 babies20202021: 38 babies2022: 44 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Ayush per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 132.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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