| Ayush | Yuvan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Long life | Young; youthful |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | AH-yush | YOO-vun |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1992 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2005 (132) | 2018 (118) |
| In 2025 | 29 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ayush | Yuvan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 206 | 346 |
| 2010s | 793 | 632 |
| 2000s | 980 | 60 |
| 1990s | 77 | 0 |
From Sanskrit ayus (आयुस्), 'life, vital power, long life, longevity'. A blessing-name wishing the child a long life.
From Sanskrit yuvan (युवन्), 'young, youthful', and as a noun 'a youth, young man'; the dictionary sense also extends to 'strong, healthy'. A well-attested classical word.
Ayush is more popular than Yuvan today: about 29 US babies were given the name Ayush in 2025, compared with 0 named Yuvan.
Ayush means Long life (sanskrit origin), while Yuvan means Young; youthful (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Ayush first appears in 1992 and Yuvan in 0, so Yuvan has the longer recorded history.