Names / Girl names
Aarushi
Current rank
#10,111
and easing
All-time peak
#2,916
in 2006
First recorded
1999
in U.S. data
Children named
850
since 1999
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,916 in 2006 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(aa-ROO-shee): Feminine form linked to first rays of the sun. Soft but bright. Stateside, it first shows up in 1999. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 850 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.