How Many People Are Named Rue?
people named Rue are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 233,619 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,884 babies named Rue in Social Security records from 1896 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
205 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the bitter medicinal herb, ultimately deriving from Greek βΟΟ ΟΞ· (rhyte). This is also sometimes used as a short form of RUTH (1).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rue, 91.2% were girls and 8.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Rue rose from 56.8% in the 1920s to 92.1% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Rue alive today is about 12 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 1 and 8 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Rue first appears in the records in 1896 and was given most often in 2024, to 205 babies. In 2025, 179 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1896 to 2025
π Rank History
Rue has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,241, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #1,324. Among boys, its best rank was #1,239, in 1896.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,324 | #8,115 |
| Best rank | #1,241 (2024) | #1,239 (1896) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,446 in the 2020s | #6,545 in the 2020s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Rue alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rue were born in California than in any other state: about 88 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rue was given about 7.9 times as often in Utah.
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