Bush
- Last seen for boys in 2003 at #10,894
- Peak · boys
- 1889 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 80since 1889
Bush over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Bush has never cracked the top 700 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 2003 | #10,894 | 5 |
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| 1992 | #6,128 | 8 |
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| 1949 | #3,690 | 5 |
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| 1928 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #4,210 | 5 |
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| 1921 | #4,322 | 5 |
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| 1919 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #3,981 | 5 |
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| 1915 | #2,310 | 11 |
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| 1912 | #2,544 | 5 |
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| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #789 | 7 |
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First appearance
1889
The first year at least five boys were named Bush! It came in at #789, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Bush is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Bush in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2003
- Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1890
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1889 at #789 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 1889–1890
Share of babies · boys
1 in 15,797
- Highest: 1 in 15,797 boys born in 1889 were named Bush (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 395,070 boys born in 2003 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1910s
- 41.3% of all boys named Bush (33) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1880s | 7 | #789 (1889) | #789 |
| 1890s | 5 | #994 (1890) | #994 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 33 | #2,310 (1915) | #3,281 |
| 1920s | 17 | #3,357 (1928) | #3,963 |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,690 (1949) | #3,690 |
| 1950s | 0 | — | — |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 0 | — | — |
| 1990s | 8 | #6,128 (1992) | #6,128 |
| 2000s | 5 | #10,894 (2003) | #10,894 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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